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Thor Delta A | Explorer 15

Name: Thor Delta A | Explorer 15
Start: 1962-10-27T23:15:01.000Z
End: 1962-10-27T23:15:01.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

October 27, 1962 at 11:15 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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October 27, 1962 at 11:15 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17B

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

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Rocket: Thor Delta A
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: October 27, 1962 at 11:15 PM UTC
Window closes: October 27, 1962 at 11:15 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:42 PM UTC

Mission description

Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.

Vehicle

Thor Delta A

Thor · Delta A

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

250 kg

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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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