08063 - DELTA 1 Rocket Body

This Delta 1 rocket body was used to launch the Cosmic Ray Satellite-B (COS-B) satellite. Its mission was to study extraterrestrial gamma radiation in the 25-MeV to 1-GeV energy range from a highly elliptical orbit of roughly 100,000-km apogee, 350-km perigee, and near-polar inclination.

Alternate Names

COS B DI Rocket

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1975-08-09
Launch Vehicle: Delta
Launch Site: Vandenberg AFB, United States