flown missionSuccess
Juno II | Explorer 7
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Complex 5 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Explorer 7
- Type
- Astrophysics
- Target orbit
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Explorer 7 was designed to measure solar x-ray and Lyman-alpha flux, trapped energetic particles, and heavy primary cosmic rays. Secondary objectives included collecting data on micrometeoroid penetration, molecular sputtering and studying the Earth-atmosphere heat balance.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
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vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Juno II
- Provider
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Type
- Government
- Country
- USA
launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 5
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.4394, -80.5733