National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-4Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Beacon Explorer B
Launched
October 10, 1964
Image: U.S. Air Force
Summary
Beacon Explorer B launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-4 from Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on October 10, 1964. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 57th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 368th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th Scout X-4 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Explorer 22, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 906 × 1,071 km orbit inclined 79.7°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 6th Scout X-4 flight · 4th this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 57th launch8th this yearhumanity's 368th orbital launch attempt75th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Explorer 22 · NORAD 899 · 1964-064 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPLORER 22
- Object ID
- 1964-064A
- Epoch
- 1964-10-10 09:23:08 UTC
- Mean motion
- 13.75107372 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0111654
- Inclination
- 79.7375°
- Ascending node
- 131.1558°
- Arg. of perigee
- 140.2726°
- Mean anomaly
- 220.6091°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 4 still in orbit
- Explorer 22 · NORAD 899 · in orbit
Scout S123R Stage 4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
14th launch from Space Launch Complex 5, 4th this year · 149th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
69 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
45 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Beacon Explorer B launch?
Beacon Explorer B launched on October 10, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Beacon Explorer B?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Beacon Explorer B?
Scout X-4, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-4 spec sheet
Where did Beacon Explorer B launch from?
Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
What orbit did Beacon Explorer B reach?
Explorer 22, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 906 × 1,071 km orbit inclined 79.7°.
How many satellites did Beacon Explorer B launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).