Status
Failure
Explorer 5
Launch Time
Sun Aug 24, 1958 06:17 UTC
Sun Aug 24, 1958 06:17 UTC
Loss of control after recontact between the first and second stages.
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 5
Explorer 5 had been intended to be one of two satellites used to gather data for Project Argus.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 17.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
LC-5, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1958
16th orbital launch attempt
Juno I
5th mission
5th mission of 1958
2nd failed mission