Explorer (8) (S 46) [NASA]
S-46 was launched using a Juno-2 rocket. Its mission was to analyze electron and proton radiation energies in a highly elliptical orbit. If it hat reached orbit, it would have received an Explorer designation.
It carried following experiments:
Launch vehicle telemetry was lost shortly after the first stage burnout and one of the upper stages failed to fire. The spacecraft did not achieve orbit.
Nation: | USA |
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Type / Application: | Research, ionospheric |
Operator: | NASA |
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Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
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Mass: | 16 kg ? |
Orbit: |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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Explorer (8) (S 46) | 1960-F04 | 23.03.1960 | CC LC-26B | F | Juno-2 |