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Launch Failure
Liftoff Time (GMT)
21:14:00
Sunday December 4, 1960
Failed to reach orbit due to the second stage not igniting.
S-56 was an American satellite launched by NASA on 4 December 1960 as part of the Explorers program.
Low Earth Orbit
1 Payload
7 kilograms
1st
Mission
1st
Mission of 1960
34th
Orbital launch attempt