Mission record

Juno-I | Explorer 5

Juno-I· Launch Complex 5· Failure
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Provider type
Government
Orbit
MEO
Mission type
Earth Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 24 Aug 1958 06:17:22 GMT
Orbital launch #
#19 ever

Mission

Explorer 5 was a US satellite designed to study the van allen radiation belts, however, the launch failed after the first stage collided with the second stage.

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