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1972 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Explorer 46

successScout D-1 | Explorer 46

Satellite dedicated to meteroid research

Overview

Date / time: August 13, 1972 at 03:10 PM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Launch Area 3A
Mission: Explorer 46
Mission type: Astrophysics
Orbit achieved: Low Earth Orbit

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1

EXPLORER 46 (MTS)