Date: 11 Jan 1968, 04:16 pm UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta E1 (Thor)
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 2E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
The GEOS 1 (Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite) spacecraft was a gravity-gradient-stabilized, solar-cell powered unit designed exclusively for geodetic studies.
