Army Ballistic Missile AgencyJuno-ILaunch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Explorer 5
Launched
August 24, 1958
Image: NASA
Summary
Explorer 5 launched on an Army Ballistic Missile Agency Juno-I from Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 24, 1958. The mission failed. It was Army Ballistic Missile Agency's 6th launch, 6th this year and humanity's 19th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Juno-I flight. The payload was bound for Medium Earth Orbit (MEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Juno-I · Army Ballistic Missile Agency
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Juno-I flightArmy Ballistic Missile Agency's 6th launch6th this yearhumanity's 19th orbital launch attempt16th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
Explorer 5 was a US satellite designed to study the van allen radiation belts, however, the launch failed after the first stage collided with the second stage.
Pad
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
2nd launch from Launch Complex 5, 2nd this year · 12th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
13 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Explorer 5 launch?
Explorer 5 launched on August 24, 1958. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Explorer 5?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Explorer 5?
Juno-I, flown by Army Ballistic Missile Agency. Juno-I spec sheet
Where did Explorer 5 launch from?
Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Explorer 5 going to?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), a earth science mission.