TAVE (Thor Agena Vibration Experiment) was a set of instruments attached to the Agena-B upper stage of the Thor-DM21 Agena-B launch vehicle which launched Alouette 1 to measure the vibrations during launch. The experiment was prepared only a few weeks before launch.
| Nation: | USA |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Vehicle evaluation |
| Operator: | NASA |
| Contractors: | |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Experiment bolted to Agena-B upper stage |
| Propulsion: | none |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 790 kg (experiment only) |
| Orbit: | 995 km x 1021 km, 80.47° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launcher | Remarks: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAVE | 29.09.1962 | Va 75-1-1 | Thor-DM21 Agena-B | with Alouette 1 |
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Last update: 27.09.2009
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