Status
Success
Explorer 12 (EPE-A)
Launch Time
Wed Aug 16, 1961 03:21 UTC
Wed Aug 16, 1961 03:21 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 12 (EPE-A)
Explorer 12 (also known as S3 or EPE-A) was a United States Satellite built to measure the solar wind, cosmic rays, and the earth's magnetic field.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 38.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1961
28th orbital launch attempt
Thor-Delta
6th mission
3rd mission of 1961
5th successful mission
5th consecutive successful mission