flown missionFailure
Thor Delta B | Beacon Explorer A
United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
mission
- Name
- Beacon Explorer A
- 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
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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