Launch Overview
Vehicle
Thor Delta L
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
V / SLC2E
Outcome
Success
Flight
564/D087
COSPAR Designator
1972-005
Mission
HEOS 2 (Astrophysics)
HEOS 2 was a spin-stabilized spacecraft with a highly eccentric orbit whose apogee occurred at high latitude. Its primary scientific mission was the investigation of interplanetary space and the high-latitude magnetosphere and its boundary in the region around the northern neutral point.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Thor Delta L
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
567 (3 YTD)
Site launches
377 (2 YTD)
Pad launches
46 (1 YTD)
Payloads (17)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-005 | HEOS 2 despin weight | GSFC | US | |
| 1972-005 | HEOS 2 despin weight | GSFC | US | |
| 1972-005 | Castor 2 | GSFC | ||
| 1972-005 | Castor 2 | GSFC | ||
| 1972-005 | Castor 2 | GSFC | ||
| 1972-005 | LT Thor DSV-2L-1B 564 | GSFC | ||
| 1972-005 | Improved Delta PLF | NASA | ||
| 1972-005 | Improved Delta PLF | NASA | ||
| 1972-005 | HEOS 2 despin weight | GSFC | US | |
| 1972-005 | HEOS 2 despin weight | GSFC | US | |
| 1972-005A | HEOS A2 | ESRO | I-ESRO | Track |
| 1972-005A | HEOS A2 | ESRO | I-ESRO | |
| 1972-005B | Delta DSV-3E-4 | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1972-005C | FW4D | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1972-005C | FW4D | GSFC | US | |
| 1972-005D | Delta 87 clamp band half | GSFC | US | Track |
| 1972-005E | Delta 87 clamp band half | GSFC | US | Track |