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Juno II | Explorer 8

November 3, 1960 at 5:23 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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November 3, 1960 at 5:23 AM UTC

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Launch Complex 26B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4433, -80.5712

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Juno II
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Launch Complex 26B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

A research satellite intended to study a number of space phenomenon.

Vehicle

Juno II

Juno

Height

24 m

Diameter

2.67 m

LEO capacity

41 kg

Successful launches

5

Launch complex

Launch Complex 26B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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Vehicle history
Launch Failure

Juno II | S-45A

May 24, 1961 at 7:48 PM UTC

Launch Successful

Juno II | Explorer 11

April 27, 1961 at 2:16 PM UTC

Launch Failure

Juno II | S-45

February 25, 1961 at 12:13 AM UTC

Launch Failure

Juno II | NASA S-46

March 23, 1960 at 1:35 PM UTC

Launch Successful

Juno II | Explorer 7

October 13, 1959 at 3:30 PM UTC