Thor Able III | Explorer 6

Launch information

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Mission description

Explorer 6 was an American satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing the Earth's cloud cover, and transmitted the first pictures of Earth from a satellite.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Thor Able III | Explorer 6’.

Launch image Thor Able III | Explorer 6

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: Aug. 7, 1959, 2:24 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Explorer 6 (Elliptical)

Launcher

United States Air Force

Rocket

Thor Able III

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Thor Able III | Explorer 6’ 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
15 EXPLORER 6 OTHER 46.95 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Thor Able III | Explorer 6’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#43

To this date

Location Launch

#24

To this date

Pad Launch

#4

To this date

Agency Launch

#5

To this date

Orbital Launch

#12

Year 1959

Location Launch

#6

Year 1959

Pad Launch

#1

Year 1959

Agency Launch

#5

Year 1959

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