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Thor Delta B | Explorer 17

Name: Thor Delta B | Explorer 17
Start: 1963-04-03T02:00:02.000Z
End: 1963-04-03T02:00:02.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Rocket: Thor Delta B
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM UTC
Window closes: April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

Explorer 17 carried four pressure gauges for the measurement of total neutral particle density, two mass spectrometers for the measurement of certain neutral particle concentrations, and two electrostatic probes for ion concentration and electron temperature measurements.

Vehicle

Thor Delta B

Thor · Delta B

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

370 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

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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