flown missionSuccess
Thor Delta B | Explorer 17
United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Explorer 17
- Type
- Earth Science
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Explorer 17 carried four pressure gauges for the measurement of total neutral particle density, two mass spectrometers for the measurement of certain neutral particle concentrations, and two electrostatic probes for ion concentration and electron temperature measurements.
schedule
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Thor Delta B
- Family
- Thor
- Variant
- Delta B
- Provider
- United States Air Force
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.4472, -80.5650