P-14
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 March 25 - Explorer 10 - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 35 kg (77 lb). Perigee: 221 km (137 mi). Apogee: 181,100 km (112,500 mi). Inclination: 33.00 deg. Period: 5,013.90 min.

    Magnetic field data. Decay date suspect Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

  • 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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