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Explorer VI

retired

Science ExplorationHEOCOSPAR 1959 DEL 1Launched 8/7/1959

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Explorer 6
Launch Vehicle: Thor Able III
Launch Date: 8/7/1959
Last Contact: 10/6/1959

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: HEO
Altitude: 21,288.5 km
Inclination: 46.95 deg
Dry Mass: 40 kg
Total Mass: 42 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1959 DEL 1