RocketThor Delta E1
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 5, 1968, 18:55
- Launch designation
- 1968-109
- Mission
- HEOS A1
- Flight name
- HEOS 1
- Vehicle flight ID
- 481/D061
- Year
- Launches in 1968
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.109 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEOS 1 | 1968-109ANORAD 3595 | European Space Research Organization | Space science | 99 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 6, 1968 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.