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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Destination: High Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

First Earth photo; radiation data.

Typical orbit: 245 km x 42400 km at 47 degrees inclination. Mass: 64 kg (141 lb).


S-2 Chronology
  • 1959 August 7 - Explorer 6 - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 64 kg (141 lb). Perigee: 245 km (152 mi). Apogee: 42,400 km (26,300 mi). Inclination: 47.00 deg. Period: 765.00 min.
    First Earth photo; radiation data.


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