Status
Success
Explorer 26 (EPE-D)
Launch Time
Mon Dec 21, 1964 09:00 UTC
Mon Dec 21, 1964 09:00 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 26 (EPE D)
Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft weighing 45.8 kilograms (101 lb). It carried five experiments: Solid-State Electron Detector, Omnidirectional and Unidirectional Electron and Proton Fluxes, Fluxgate Magnetometers, Proton-Electron Scintillation Detector, and Solar Cell Damage.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 46.0 kg
Medium Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1964
99th orbital launch attempt
Delta C
3rd mission
2nd mission of 1964
2nd successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission