LAUNCH MISSION

USAF Thor Delta C Explorer 26

Name: USAF Thor Delta C Explorer 26
Start: 1964-12-21T09:00:03.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17A

Status

Success

DATE

21 DEC 1964

LAUNCH PROVIDER

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17A

Description

Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Thor Delta C

Rocket Description

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

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