Status
Failure
BE-A
Launch Time
Thu Mar 19, 1964 11:13 UTC
Thu Mar 19, 1964 11:13 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
BE-A
Beacon Explorer A was equipped with LASER reflector for geodesic measurements and also to find the electron density in the ionosphere, another instrument on board was also a magnetomerer.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 120.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1964
15th orbital launch attempt
Delta B
9th mission
2nd mission of 1964
1st failed mission