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Beacon Explorer A

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Science ExplorationsuborbitalCOSPAR 1964-F02Launched 3/19/1964

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Launch 1964-F02
Launch Vehicle: Thor Delta B
Launch Date: 3/19/1964
Last Contact: 3/19/1964

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: suborbital
Altitude: -990 km
Inclination: 58 deg
Dry Mass: 54 kg
Total Mass: 54 kg

Payload Classification

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

Organizations

Operator: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer: Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1964-F02
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.068