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Explorer II

retired

Science ExplorationsuborbitalCOSPAR 1958-F02Launched 3/5/1958

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1958-F02
Launch Vehicle: Jupiter C
Launch Date: 3/5/1958
Last Contact: 3/5/1958

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -1,610 km
Inclination: 34.1 deg
Dry Mass: 5 kg
Total Mass: 5 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: SCI
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Army
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1958-F02