National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-3Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Explorer 16
Launched
December 16, 1962
Summary
Explorer 16 launched on a National Aeronautics and Space Administration Scout X-3 from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on December 16, 1962. It was National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 45th launch, 9th this year and humanity's 221st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Scout X-3 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Scout X-3 flightNational Aeronautics and Space Administration's 45th launch9th this yearhumanity's 221st orbital launch attempt79th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Explorer 16 was the second in the series of micrometeoroid satellites orbited by NASA. Its purpose was to obtain data on the near-earth meteoroid environment, thus providing an accurate estimate of the probability of penetration in spacecraft structures by meteoroids and allowing a more confident definition of the relationship between penetration flux and material thickness to be derived.
Pad
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
9th launch from Launch Area 3, 3rd this year · 19th from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
13 launches from this pad · 87 from Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
106 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Explorer 16 launch?
Explorer 16 launched on December 16, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Explorer 16?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer 16?
Scout X-3, flown by National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scout X-3 spec sheet
Where did Explorer 16 launch from?
Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.
What orbit was Explorer 16 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.