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Class: Earth. Type: Ionosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Ionospheric research.

Typical orbit: 394 km x 1331 km at 50 degrees inclination. Mass: 41 kg (90 lb).

S-30 Chronology

1960 November 3 - Explorer 8 - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral. Launch Complex: LC26B. Launch Vehicle: Jupiter. Mass: 41 kg (90 lb). Perigee: 394 km (244 mi). Apogee: 1,331 km (827 mi). Inclination: 49.90 deg. Period: 102.20 min.
Ionospheric research. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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