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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Explorer 13
Launched
August 25, 1961
Summary
Explorer 13 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-1 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on August 25, 1961. The mission failed. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 31st launch, 12th this year and humanity's 122nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Scout X-1 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Technology · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Scout X-1 flight · 3rd this yearNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 31st launch12th this yearhumanity's 122nd orbital launch attempt29th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Explorer 13 (S-55A) was a NASA satellite carrying five kinds of micrometeoroid detectors. An injection-angle error left it in an orbit with a 125 km perigee, and it reentered after only about two and a half days.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
5th launch from Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 14th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Explorer 13 launch?
Explorer 13 launched on August 25, 1961. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Explorer 13?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer 13?
Scout X-1, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-1 spec sheet
Where did Explorer 13 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was Explorer 13 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a technology mission.