United States Air ForceThor Delta C1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Explorer 32
Launched
May 25, 1966
Image: NASA
Summary
Explorer 32 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta C1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on May 25, 1966. It was United States Air Force's 325th launch, 26th this year and humanity's 568th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Thor Delta C1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Explorer 32, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 2,733 km orbit inclined 64.7°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta C1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Thor Delta C1 flightUnited States Air Force's 325th launch26th this yearhumanity's 568th orbital launch attempt51st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Explorer 32 · NORAD 2183 · 1966-044 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- EXPLORER 32 (AE-B)
- Object ID
- 1966-044A
- Epoch
- 1966-05-26 03:28:50 UTC
- Mean motion
- 12.40855446 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.1552075
- Inclination
- 64.6846°
- Ascending node
- 1.99°
- Arg. of perigee
- 50.4535°
- Mean anomaly
- 322.306°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 7
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 1 component; none still in orbit
- Explorer 32 · NORAD 2183 · re-entered February 22, 1985
Delta 38 Stage 3 · re-entered June 19, 1969
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
AE B (Aeronomy Explorer B) was an aeronomy satellite which was designed to directly measure temperatures, composition, densities, and pressures in the upper atmosphere on a global basis.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
25th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 2nd this year · 168th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
86 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Explorer 32 launch?
Explorer 32 launched on May 25, 1966. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Explorer 32?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer 32?
Thor Delta C1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta C1 spec sheet
Where did Explorer 32 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Explorer 32 reach?
Explorer 32, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 287 × 2,733 km orbit inclined 64.7°.
How many satellites did Explorer 32 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).