Explorer 6
Thor Able III
United States Air Force
Launch Status
SuccessMission
Explorer 6
Type: Earth Science
Explorer 6 was an American satellite designed to study trapped radiation of various energies, galactic cosmic rays, geomagnetism, radio propagation and the flux of micrometeorites. It also tested a scanning device designed for photographing the Earth’s cloud cover, and transmitted the first pictures of Earth from a satellite.
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Location
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
879 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Thor Able III – McDonnell Douglas
- Family: Thor
- Length: 27.4 m
- Diameter: 2.44 m
- Launch Mass: 52 T
The Thor Able III was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1959-08-07. Thor Able III has 1 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 1 launches. American orbital launch vehicle. Thor with Able stage derived from Vanguard second stage.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
