Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / 75-1-1
Outcome
Success
Flight
453/6102 (TA5)
COSPAR Designator
1965-098
Mission
Alouette 2 (Earth Science)
Canadian small ionospheric observatory instrumented with a sweep-frequency ionospheric sounder, a VLF receiver, an energetic particle experiment, a cosmic noise experiment, and an electrostatic probe.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena B
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
294 (63 YTD)
Site launches
195 (36 YTD)
Pad launches
25 (5 YTD)
Payloads (14)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-098 | Thor DSV-2A 453 | USAF | ||
| 1965-098 | Nimbus Fairing | GSFC | ||
| 1965-098 | Nimbus Fairing | GSFC | ||
| 1965-098A | Alouette 2 | DRTE | CA | Track |
| 1965-098B | DME-A | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098C | Agena B 6102 | AFSSD | US | Track |
| 1965-098D | Adapter petal | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098E | Adapter Petal | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098F | Adapter Petal | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098G | Adapter Petal | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098H | Alouette sep clamp | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098J | ISIS-X part | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098K | Alouette 2 part | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1965-098L | Alouette 2 part | GSFC | US | Track |