Thor Able III | Explorer 6
Launch information
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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’.
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
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Launch statistics
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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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