National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationScout X-1Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Scout X-1 | Explorer 9
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 21st launch · 2nd this year · humanity's 97th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
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Explorer 9
Explorer 9 was a 3.7 m inflatable balloon satellite launched by NASA to measure the density of the upper atmosphere from the drag on its orbit. It was the first satellite orbited by the all-solid Scout rocket and the first launched to orbit from Wallops Island.
Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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