Date: 6 Nov 1965, 06:38 pm UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta E (Thor)
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
