United States Air ForceThor Delta ASpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Explorer 14
Launched
October 2, 1962
Image: NASA
Summary
Explorer 14 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta A from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on October 2, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 112th launch, 41st this year and humanity's 201st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Delta A flight. The payload was bound for Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta A · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Delta A flightUnited States Air Force's 112th launch41st this yearhumanity's 201st orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Explorer 14 was a spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
12th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 4th this year · 88th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Explorer 14 launch?
Explorer 14 launched on October 2, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Explorer 14?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer 14?
Thor Delta A, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta A spec sheet
Where did Explorer 14 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Explorer 14 going to?
Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical), a astrophysics mission.