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Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
Details
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Location
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Date
Sat, Nov 6, 1965, 18:38
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