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HEOS 2
Thor Delta LUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 2E
Monday, January 31, 1972 · 05:20 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadHEOS 2
OrbitElliptical Orbit
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.752°N, 120.619°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
