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1972 · United States Air Force

IMP 7

successDelta 1604 | IMP 7

Earth-orbiting satellite designed to study interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions.

Overview

Date / time
September 23, 1972 at 01:20 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
IMP 7
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta 1604 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

EXPLORER 47 (IMP-7)
HEO