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