GEOS A
Thor Delta E
United States Air Force
Launch Status
Success Mission
GEOS A
- Type: Earth Science
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
- Launch Cost: $13,930,000
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
Location
Rocket
McDonnell Douglas Thor Delta E
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
Agency
United States Air Force
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.