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Explorer 8

retired

Science ExplorationLEOCOSPAR 1960 XI 1Launched 11/3/1960

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Explorer 8
Launch Vehicle: Juno II
Launch Date: 11/3/1960
Last Contact: 12/27/1960

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 1,351 km
Inclination: 49.98 deg
Dry Mass: 41 kg
Total Mass: 41 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1960 XI 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.001