Explorer 28 (IMP 3) was a solar-cell and chemical-battery powered spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary and distant magnetospheric studies of energetic particles, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasmas.
Vehicle
Thor Delta C
Thor · Delta C
Height
27.5 m
Diameter
2.44 m
LEO capacity
81 kg
Successful launches
8
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.