Sun
Delta
Solar wind monitor.
Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Solar wind monitor. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1969-F12; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 27 August 1969, 21:59:00 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Thor Delta L
- Orbit
- Suborbital trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 27 August 1969
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Delta
Solar wind monitor.
- GCAT ID
- F00560
- Manufacturer
- TRW Inc.
- Launch mass
- 67 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.9 m long · 0.9 m diameter · 2.5 m span
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Gallery
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