Thor Delta J | RAE 1

Launch information

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Mission description

The RAE A (Radio Astronomy Explorer A) spacecraft measured the intensity of celestial radio sources, particularly the sun, as a function of time, direction, and frequency (0.2 to 20 MHz).

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Delta J | RAE 1’.

Launch image Thor Delta J | RAE 1

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: July 4, 1968, 5:26 p.m.

Timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Launch authority

Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.

Mission

RAE 1 (MEO)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Delta J

Location

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 2E

Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Delta J | RAE 1’ are identified by cross checking database entries for launches and satellites. Results could be inaccurate from time to time.

Number Name Orbit Inclination Country/Organization Status
3307 EXPLORER 38 (RAE-A) MEO 120.84 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA In-orbit

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Delta J | RAE 1’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#850

To this date

Location Launch

#301

To this date

Pad Launch

#36

To this date

Agency Launch

#451

To this date

Orbital Launch

#63

Year 1968

Location Launch

#16

Year 1968

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1968

Agency Launch

#18

Year 1968

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