National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Scout X-1 | Explorer 13
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 31st launch · 12th this year · humanity's 122nd orbital launch attempt
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Window: Aug 25, 18:29 – Aug 25, 18:29 UTC
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Explorer 13
Explorer 13 (S-55A) was a NASA satellite carrying five kinds of micrometeoroid detectors. An injection-angle error left it in an orbit with a 125 km perigee, and it reentered after only about two and a half days.
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