Explorer 15 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
27 Oct 1962, 11:15pm
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Explorer 15
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Elliptical Orbit
Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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