Launch of the Thor SLV-2 Agena B rocket with Alouette 2 satellite.
Mission type
Ionospheric research
Operator
DRDC
COSPAR ID
1965-098A
SATCAT no.
1804
Mission duration
Final: 9 years and 8 months
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
RCA Victor
Launch mass
146.5 kilograms (323 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date
29 November 1965, 04:48 (1965-11-29UTC04:48Z) UTC
Rocket
Thor SLV-2 Agena-B
Launch site
Vandenberg LC-75-1-1
End of mission
Deactivated
1 August 1975 (1975-09)
Orbital parameters
Reference system
Geocentric
Regime
Medium Earth
Perigee altitude
508 kilometres (316 mi)
Apogee altitude
2,652 kilometres (1,648 mi)
Inclination
79.8 degrees
Period
117.61 minutes
Epoch
5 December 2013, 13:24:44 UTC[1]
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