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Explorer 26

Thor Delta C

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Explorer 26

Type: Earth Science

Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Trajectory

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Location

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

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

Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Thor Delta C – McDonnell Douglas

  • Family: Thor
  • Length: 27.5 m
  • Diameter: 2.44 m
  • Launch Mass: 52 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 81 kg

The Thor Delta C was manufactured by McDonnell Douglas with the first launch on 1963-11-27. Thor Delta C has 8 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 10 launches. American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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