Explorer 26 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
21 Dec 1964, 9:00am
UTC
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Explorer 26
Mission Type
Earth Science
Destination
Elliptical Orbit
Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:54pm UTC
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