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Aurora 1 & SECOR 9

Thor Burner 2

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Aurora 1 & SECOR 9

Type: Earth Science

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.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 10W

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

725 rockets have launched from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

Space Launch Complex 10W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
  • Founded: 1947
  • Country: USA

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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