United States Air Force
RAE 1
Thor Delta J
SUCCESS
Success
Thursday, July 4, 1968 · 17:26 UTC
Mission
/01The RAE A (Radio Astronomy Explorer A) spacecraft measured the intensity of celestial radio sources, particularly the sun, as a function of time, direction, and frequency (0.2 to 20 MHz).
Mission Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Thor Delta J
Variant: Delta J
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 2E
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
34.752° N, 120.619° W
36
Pad Launches
301
Location Launches
451
Agency Launches
63
Orbital This Year