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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Also known as Explorer S-66.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 54 kg.
BE Chronology
19 March 1964
Explorer (20) Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta B. FAILURE: Insufficient third stage thrust. Mass: 54 kg. Also known as Explorer S-66.
Bibliography:- 126 - Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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