Explorer 17 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
3 Apr 1963, 2:00am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Explorer 17
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Explorer 17 carried four pressure gauges for the measurement of total neutral particle density, two mass spectrometers for the measurement of certain neutral particle concentrations, and two electrostatic probes for ion concentration and electron temperature measurements.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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