Status
Success
Explorer 51 (AE-C)
Launch Time
Sun Dec 16, 1973 06:18 UTC
Sun Dec 16, 1973 06:18 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 51 (AE-C)
The purpose of the AE-C mission was to investigate the thermosphere, with emphasis on the energy transfer and processes that govern its state. The study of photochemical processes accompanying the absorption of solar UV radiation in the earth's atmosphere was accomplished by making closely coordinated measurements of reacting constituents and the solar input.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 658.0 kg
Elliptical
Location
SLC-2W, Vandenberg SFB, California, USA
Stats
1973
108th orbital launch attempt
Delta 1000 Series
6th mission
4th mission of 1973
6th successful mission