Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Delta E1
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / SLC2E
Outcome
Success
Flight
491/D084
COSPAR Designator
1971-024
Mission
Isis 2 (Earth Science)
ISIS 2 was an ionospheric observatory instrumented with a sweep- and a fixed-frequency ionosonde, a VLF receiver, energetic and soft particle detectors, an ion mass spectrometer, an electrostatic probe, a retarding potential analyzer, a beacon transmitter, a cosmic noise experiment, and two photometers.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor Delta E1
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
545 (9 YTD)
Site launches
362 (6 YTD)
Pad launches
44 (1 YTD)
Payloads (16)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-024 | Castor | GSFC | ||
| 1971-024 | Castor | GSFC | ||
| 1971-024 | Castor | GSFC | ||
| 1971-024 | Thor DSV-2C 491 | GSFC | ||
| 1971-024 | Improved Delta PLF | NASA | ||
| 1971-024 | Improved Delta PLF | NASA | ||
| 1971-024 | DSV-3E-3 84 | GSFC | ||
| 1971-024A | Isis B | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024B | FW4D | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1971-024C | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024D | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024E | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024F | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024G | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024H | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |
| 1971-024J | deb Isis 2 | CRC | CA | Track |