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Transit VE-2

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Science ExplorationsuborbitalLaunched 4/21/1964

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1964-U03
Launch Vehicle: Thor Ablestar
Launch Date: 4/21/1964
Last Contact: 4/21/1964

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: 280 km
Inclination: 90 deg
Dry Mass: 70 kg
Total Mass: 70 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Navy
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

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