Explorer 3 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
26 Mar 1958, 5:38pm
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 26A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Explorer 3
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Elliptical Orbit
Small satellite launched into an eccentric orbit with a cosmic ray counter and a micrometeorite detector.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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