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1962 · United States Air Force

Explorer 14

successThor Delta A | Explorer 14

Explorer 14 was a spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Overview

Date / time
October 2, 1962 at 10:11 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17B
Mission
Explorer 14
Mission type
Astrophysics
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor Delta A →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

EXPLORER 14 (SERB 53A)
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