Juno-I | Explorer 3

Launch information

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Mission description

Small satellite launched into an eccentric orbit with a cosmic ray counter and a micrometeorite detector.

Launch status

Launch status information for space mission ‘Juno-I | Explorer 3’.

Launch image Juno-I | Explorer 3

Success

Status: Launch Successful

Class: normal

Launch T0: March 26, 1958, 5:38 p.m.

Timezone: America/New_York

Launch authority

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

Mission

Explorer 3 (Elliptical)

Launcher

Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Rocket

Juno-I

Location

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 26A

Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Satellites on-board

Satellites on-board the space mission ‘Juno-I | Explorer 3’ 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
6 EXPLORER 3 LEO 33.5 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Decayed

Launch statistics

Tracking key statistics for space mission ‘Juno-I | Explorer 3’, classified in stats relative to the specific mission launch year or to all-time values.

Orbital Launch

#8

To this date

Location Launch

#6

To this date

Pad Launch

#3

To this date

Agency Launch

#3

To this date

Orbital Launch

#5

Year 1958

Location Launch

#5

Year 1958

Pad Launch

#3

Year 1958

Agency Launch

#3

Year 1958

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