Thor Delta E1 | Isis 1
ISIS 1 (International Satellite for Ionosphere Studies) was an ionospheric observatory instrumented with sweep- and fixed-frequency ionosondes, a VLF receiver, energetic and soft particle detectors, an ion mass spectrometer, an electrostatic probe, an electrostatic analyzer, a beacon transmitter, and a cosmic noise experiment.
Mission Details
- Launch date: January 30, 1969 at 06:46 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Thor Delta E1
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Mission type: Earth Science