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1964 · United States Air Force

Explorer 26

successThor Delta C | Explorer 26

Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Overview

Date / time
December 21, 1964 at 09:00 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Explorer 26
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Elliptical Orbit
Launch vehicle
Thor Delta C →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

EXPLORER 26 (EPE-D)
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