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Scout X-4 | Explorer 24 & 25

Name: Scout X-4 | Explorer 24 & 25
Start: 1964-11-21T17:09:39.000Z
End: 1964-11-21T17:09:39.000Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

November 21, 1964 at 5:09 PM UTC

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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November 21, 1964 at 5:09 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 5

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA · 34.6080, -120.6247

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Rocket: Scout X-4
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 5
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: November 21, 1964 at 5:09 PM UTC
Window closes: November 21, 1964 at 5:09 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 4:25 AM UTC

Mission description

Explorer 24 was placed in orbit together with Explorer 25 from a single launch vehicle. Explorer 24 was identical in configuration to the previously launched balloon satellites Explorer 9 and 19. The spacecraft was 3.6 m in diameter, was built of alternating layers of aluminum foil and plastic film, and was covered uniformly with 5.1-cm white dots for thermal control. It was designed to yield atmospheric density near perigee as a function of space and time from sequential observations of the sphere's position in orbit.

Vehicle

Scout X-4

Scout · 4

Height

25 m

Diameter

1.01 m

LEO capacity

103 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 5

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Vandenberg Space Force Base is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. Established in 1941, Vandenberg Space Force Base is a space launch base, launching spacecraft from the Western Range, and also performs missile testing. The United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 30 serves as the host delta for the base, equivalent to an Air Force air base wing. In addition to its military space launch mission, Vandenberg Space Force Base also hosts space launches for civil and commercial space entities, such as NASA and SpaceX.

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