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Class: Solar. Destination: High Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Magnetic field data. Typical orbit: 221 km x 181100 km at 33 degrees inclination. Mass: 34 kg (74 lb). Associated Launch Vehicle: Delta, Juno II. P-14 Chronology - 1961 February 25 - Explorer - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter. FAILURE: Third Stage failed to ignite. Mass: 34 kg (74 lb).
- 1961 May 24 - Explorer S-45A - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter. FAILURE: Second Stage failed to ignite. Mass: 33 kg (72 lb).
Bibliography and Further Reading
- Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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