Launch Failure

Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A

Name: Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A
Start: 1964-03-19T11:13:41.000Z
End: 1964-03-19T11:13:41.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

March 19, 1964 at 11:13 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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March 19, 1964 at 11:13 AM UTC

Status: Launch Failure · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

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: March 19, 1964 at 11:13 AM UTC
Window closes: March 19, 1964 at 11:13 AM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.

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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