ESA-GEOS-2

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

10:43:00

Friday July 14, 1978

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Mission Details

ESA-GEOS 2

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ESA-GEOS 2 was the first spacecraft dedicated completely to scientific measurements in an equatorial geostationary orbit. The spacecraft served as a core or reference spacecraft for the International Magnetospheric Study (IMS) and carried out correlative measurements with extensive ground-based networks in Scandinavia.

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

1 Payload

572 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta 2914

Active 1974 to 1979


Payload to Orbit

GTO: 724 kg

Stages

3

Strap-ons

9

Launch Site

SLC-17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

11 days 12 hours

Stats

Delta 2000 Series


38th

Mission

5th

Mission of 1978

1978


73rd

Orbital launch attempt