flown missionSuccess

Thor Delta C | Explorer 18

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
Explorer 18
Type
Astrophysics
Target orbit
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)

Explorer 18 (IMP 1, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform) was a solar-cell and chemical-battery powered spacecraft instrumented for interplanetary and distant magnetospheric studies of energetic particles, cosmic rays, magnetic fields, and plasmas.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Thor Delta C
Family
Thor
Variant
Delta C
Provider
United States Air Force
Type
Government
Country
USA

launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Location
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/New_York