Explorer 5 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
24 Aug 1958, 6:17am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 5
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Explorer 5
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Medium Earth Orbit
Explorer 5 was a US satellite designed to study the van allen radiation belts, however, the launch failed after the first stage collided with the second stage.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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