GEODETIC EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE 1, GEODYNAMICS EXPERIMENTAL OCEAN SATELLITE 1 - Norad ID: 1726
| Spacetrack Directory Name | EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1) |
| Alternative name | GEODETIC EARTH ORBITING SATELLITE 1, GEODYNAMICS EXPERIMENTAL OCEAN SATELLITE 1 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
| Perigee | 1116 km |
| Apogee | 2272 km |
EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1), 1726 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 06 Nov 1965 UTC via a THOR DELTA E launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
satellite EXPLORER 29 (GEOS 1) Date of exalting 06.11.1965y.