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Class: Solar. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Magnetic field data.
SpecificationTotal Mass: 34 kg.
P-14 Chronology
24 February 1961
Explorer Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Juno II. FAILURE: Third Stage failed to ignite. Mass: 34 kg.
25 March 1961
Explorer 10 Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Delta. Mass: 35 kg. Perigee: 221 km. Apogee: 181,100 km. Inclination: 33.0 deg. Magnetic field data. Decay date suspect Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).
24 May 1961
Explorer Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Vehicle: Juno II. FAILURE: Second Stage failed to ignite. Mass: 33 kg.
Bibliography:- 126 - Bramscher, Robert G, Spaceflight, "A Survey of Launch Vehicle Failures", 1980, Volume 22, page 351.
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