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EXPLORER 21 (IMP-2)

DecayedPayloadHEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
October 4, 1964 at 03:45 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Thor Delta C →
Operator
United States Air Force
Mission
Explorer 21
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
HEO
Apoapsis
94,291 km
Periapsis
917 km
Inclination
33.72°
Orbital period
2080.34 min

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1964-060A
NORAD catalog №
889
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Decayed
Decay / reentry
January 30, 1966

End of mission

Last active / ended
January 30, 1966
Time in service
1.3 years
Fate
Reentered Earth's atmosphere and was destroyed.
Final status
Decayed