NASA Scout B Explorer 39
Scout B
Status
Success
Date
8 AUG 1968
20:12
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
Explorer 39 was an inflatable sphere, 3.6 m in diameter. It was orbited to make atmospheric density determinations.
Rocket
Scout B
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Elliptical Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
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.
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN