NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Explorer 26 (EPE-D)

Launch Time
Mon Dec 21, 1964 09:00 UTC

Rocket

Delta C
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
US Air Force
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 667 kN
Payload to LEO: 410 kg
Payload to GTO: 82 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 31.0 m

Mission Details

Explorer 26 (EPE D)

Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft weighing 45.8 kilograms (101 lb). It carried five experiments: Solid-State Electron Detector, Omnidirectional and Unidirectional Electron and Proton Fluxes, Fluxgate Magnetometers, Proton-Electron Scintillation Detector, and Solar Cell Damage.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 46.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit

Location

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

Stats

1964

99th orbital launch attempt

Delta C

3rd mission
2nd mission of 1964
2nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission