NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Explorer 10 (P 14)

Launch Time
Sat Mar 25, 1961 15:17 UTC

Rocket

Thor DM-19 Delta
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Stages: 0
Strap-ons: 3

Mission Details

Explorer 10 (P 14)

Explorer 10 (also known as Explorer X or P14) was an American Earth-orbital satellite that investigated Earth's magnetic fields and nearby plasma.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 79.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit

Location

SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1961

11th orbital launch attempt

Thor-Delta

4th mission
1st mission of 1961
3rd successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission