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Explorer 15

Thor Delta A

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Explorer 15

  • Type: Earth Science
  • Orbit: Elliptical Orbit
  • Launch Cost: $9,590,000

Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.

Location

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Space Launch Complex 17B has witnessed the launch of 132 rockets, including 132 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1005 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

McDonnell Douglas Thor Delta A

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

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Agency

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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