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Thor Delta C1 | Explorer 32

May 25, 1966 at 2:00 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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May 25, 1966 at 2:00 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4458, -80.5657

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Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

AE B (Aeronomy Explorer B) was an aeronomy satellite which was designed to directly measure temperatures, composition, densities, and pressures in the upper atmosphere on a global basis.

Vehicle

Thor Delta C1

Thor · Delta C1

Height

27.5 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

81 kg

Successful launches

3

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17B

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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