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Scout X-4 | Explorer 24 & 25
National Aeronautics and Space Administration · Scout X-4 · Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 60th launch · 11th this year · humanity's 381st orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Nov 21, 17:09 – Nov 21, 17:09 UTC
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Explorer 24 & 25
Explorer 24 was placed in orbit together with Explorer 25 from a single launch vehicle. Explorer 24 was identical in configuration to the previously launched balloon satellites Explorer 9 and 19. The spacecraft was 3.6 m in diameter, was built of alternating layers of aluminum foil and plastic film, and was covered uniformly with 5.1-cm white dots for thermal control. It was designed to yield atmospheric density near perigee as a function of space and time from sequential observations of the sphere's position in orbit.
Earth Science · Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
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