 Explorer 5 before launch | |
| Names | Explorer V |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth science |
| Operator | JPL / Army Ballistic Missile Agency |
| COSPAR ID | EXPLR5 |
| Mission duration | Failed to orbit |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Explorer V |
| Spacecraft type | Science Explorer |
| Bus | Explorer 1 |
| Manufacturer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Launch mass | 17.43 kg (38.4 lb) |
| Dimensions | Cylinder: 94.6 cm (37.2 in) long, 16.5 cm (6.5 in) in diameter, total length with attached rocket motor: 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 24 August 1958, 06:17:22 GMT |
| Rocket | Juno I (RS-47) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-5 |
| Contractor | Army Ballistic Missile Agency |
| End of mission | |
| Destroyed | Failed to orbit |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit (planned) |
| Regime | Medium Earth orbit |
| Instruments | |
| Charged Particle Detector | |
Explorer program | |
Explorer 5 was a United States satellite with a mass of 17.43 kg (38.4 lb). It was the last of the original series of Explorer satellites built, designed, and operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.[1]
- ^ "Explorer 5". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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