Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Delta E1
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / SLC2E
Outcome
Success
Flight
485/D065
COSPAR Designator
1969-009
Mission
Isis 1 (Earth Science)
ISIS 1 (International Satellite for Ionosphere Studies) was an ionospheric observatory instrumented with sweep- and fixed-frequency ionosondes, a VLF receiver, energetic and soft particle detectors, an ion mass spectrometer, an electrostatic probe, an electrostatic analyzer, a beacon transmitter, and a cosmic noise experiment.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor Delta E1
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
477 (3 YTD)
Site launches
319 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
39 (1 YTD)
Payloads (12)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-014CF | Isis 1 launch debris | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1969-009 | Castor 1 | GSFC | ||
| 1969-009 | Castor 1 | GSFC | ||
| 1969-009 | Castor 1 | GSFC | ||
| 1969-009 | Thor DSV-2C 485 | GSFC | ||
| 1969-009 | Improved Delta PLF | NASA | ||
| 1969-009 | Improved Delta PLF | NASA | ||
| 1969-009 | DSV-3E-3 65 | GSFC | ||
| 1969-009A | Isis A | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1969-009B | FW4D S/N 2226-10 | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1969-009C | deb Isis 1 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1969-009D | deb Isis 1 | CRC | CA | Track |