Mission record

Thor Burner 2 | Aurora 1 & SECOR 9

Thor Burner 2· Space Launch Complex 10W· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
PO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Thu, 29 Jun 1967 21:01:44 GMT
Orbital launch #
#721 ever

Mission

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.

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