LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Thu Aug 08 1968
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Explorer 39
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
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Rocket Details
Name:
Scout BDescription:
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: Earth Science
- Explorer 39 was an inflatable sphere, 3.6 m in diameter. It was orbited to make atmospheric density determinations.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5