Thor Delta A
SuccessExplorer 14 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Oct 2, 1962, 22:11 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Oct 2, 1962, 22:11 UTC – Tuesday, Oct 2, 1962, 22:11 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Explorer 14
Type
Astrophysics
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Explorer 14 was a spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.
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