United States Air Force

Aurora 1 & SECOR 9

Thor Burner 2

SUCCESS
Success

Thursday, June 29, 1967 · 21:01 UTC

Mission

/01

The Aurora 1 was a small satellite to study the northern and southern lights (Aurora borealis and Aurora australis). SECOR 9 was a small geodetic spacecraft used to precisely determine points on the earth.

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Polar Orbit (PO)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Thor Burner 2

Variant: Burner 2

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 10W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

34.765° N, 120.624° W

9

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