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Other Designations: Beacon Explorer. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Also known as Explorer S-66.

Mass: 54 kg (119 lb).

BE Chronology
  • 1964 March 19 - Explorer (20) - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC17A. Launch Vehicle: Delta. FAILURE: Insufficient third stage thrust. Mass: 54 kg (119 lb).
    Also known as Explorer S-66.

Bibliography:

  • Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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