NASA S-46 Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

23 Mar 1960, 1:35pm

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Launch Complex 26B

Launch Service Provider

NASA logo

NASA

Vehicle

Juno II image

Juno II

Mission

NASA S-46

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Medium Earth Orbit

Explorer 5 was a United States satellite with a mass of 15.7 kg. It was the last of the original series of Explorers built, designed, and operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC

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