1960 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA S-56
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An American satellite launched by NASA as part of the Explorers program. It failed to reach orbit when the second stage didn't ignite.
Overview
- Date / time
- December 4, 1960 at 09:14 PM UTC
- Outcome
- failure
- Launch site
- Launch Area 3
- Mission
- NASA S-56
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit