MISSION NAME
Explorer 20 20
Status
Success
DATE
25 AUG 1964
LAUNCH PROVIDER
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Description
Explorer 20 (IE A, Ionospheric Explorer A, TOPSI, Top Side Explorer or S 48) was designed to measure electron distribution, ion density and temperature, and to estimate cosmic noise levels between 2 and 7 MHz.
Scout X-4
Rocket Description
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.