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FailureExplorer 5 · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, Aug 24, 1958, 06:17 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, Aug 24, 1958, 06:17 UTC – Sunday, Aug 24, 1958, 06:17 UTC
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Explorer 5
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Explorer 5 was a US satellite designed to study the van allen radiation belts, however, the launch failed after the first stage collided with the second stage.
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