Status
Success
Explorer 18 (IMP-A)
Launch Time
Wed Nov 27, 1963 02:30 UTC
Wed Nov 27, 1963 02:30 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 18
Explorer 18, also called IMP-A, IMP 1 and S-74, was an American satellite launched as part of the Explorers program. Explorer 18 was the first satellite of the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 62.0 kg
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1963
59th orbital launch attempt
Delta C
1st mission
1st mission of 1963
1st successful mission