Explorer 12 (EPE-A)
Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
03:21:05
Wednesday August 16, 1961
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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.
Highly Elliptical Orbit
1 Payload
38 kilograms
Rocket
Launch Site
Stats
Thor-Delta
6th
Mission
3rd
Mission of 1961
1961
28th
Orbital launch attempt