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Explorer 8a

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

13:35:11

Wednesday March 23, 1960

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Mission Details

Rocket

Juno II rocket by Army Ballistic Missile Agency

Retired

Active 1958 to 1961

Agency

Rocket

Height: 24m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 41 kg

Liftoff Thrust

667 Kilonewtons

Stages

4

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

27 days 5 hours

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

27 days 5 hours

Stats

Juno II

6th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1960

1960

5th

Orbital launch attempt