October 13, 1959 at 3:30 PM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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October 13, 1959 at 3:30 PM UTC
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Launch Complex 5
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4394, -80.5733
Explorer 7 was designed to measure solar x-ray and Lyman-alpha flux, trapped energetic particles, and heavy primary cosmic rays. Secondary objectives included collecting data on micrometeoroid penetration, molecular sputtering and studying the Earth-atmosphere heat balance.
Juno
Height
24 m
Diameter
2.67 m
LEO capacity
41 kg
Successful launches
5
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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