flown missionSuccess
Scout X-4 | Beacon Explorer C
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Area 3A — Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Beacon Explorer C
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Scout X-4
- Family
- Scout
- Variant
- 4
- Provider
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Launch Area 3A
- Location
- Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 37.8495, -75.4725