United States Air ForceThor Delta E1Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Explorer 35
Launched
July 19, 1967
Image: NASA
Summary
Explorer 35 launched on an United States Air Force Thor Delta E1 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on July 19, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 407th launch, 35th this year and humanity's 726th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th Thor Delta E1 flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for Lunar Orbit (LO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Thor Delta E1 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Astrophysics · Lunar Orbit (LO)
- Milestone
- 7th Thor Delta E1 flight · 4th this yearUnited States Air Force's 407th launch35th this yearhumanity's 726th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Explorer 35 · NORAD 2884 · left Earth orbit July 22, 1967
Delta 50 · re-entered August 31, 1967
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Satellite instrumented for studies of interplanetary plasma, energetic charged particles, magnetic fields, and solar X-rays at lunar distances.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
29th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 3rd this year · 206th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
118 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Explorer 35 launch?
Explorer 35 launched on July 19, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Explorer 35?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer 35?
Thor Delta E1, flown by United States Air Force. Thor Delta E1 spec sheet
Where did Explorer 35 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Explorer 35 going to?
Lunar Orbit (LO), a astrophysics mission.
How many satellites did Explorer 35 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).