Beacon Explorer A

Name: Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A
Start: 1964-03-19T11:13:00+00:00
End: 1964-03-19T12:13:00+00:00
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Thor Delta B

United States Air Force

Launch Status

Failure

Thu • Mar 19th, 1964
11:13 AM UTC

Mission

Beacon Explorer A

Type: Earth Science

The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

910 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

Type: Government
Abbreviation: USAF
Administration: Commander-in-Chief: President of the US
Founded: 1947
Country: USA

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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