Thor Able III
SuccessExplorer 6 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Friday, Aug 7, 1959, 14:24 UTC
Launch window
Friday, Aug 7, 1959, 14:24 UTC – Friday, Aug 7, 1959, 14:24 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Explorer 6
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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.
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