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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: DARPA.

Mass: 17 kg (37 lb).

Explorer C Chronology
  • 1958 August 24 - Explorer 5 - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC5. Launch Vehicle: Redstone. FAILURE: First Stage collided with upper stages. Second Stage ignited in wrong direction. Mass: 17 kg (37 lb).

Bibliography:

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