LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Nov 06 1964
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Explorer 23
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Scout X-4Description:
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Materials Science
- The Explorer 23 or S 55c micrometeoroid satellite was the third in the series of S 55 micrometeoroid satellites orbited by NASA.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Pad
Launch Area 3