1968 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Explorer 39
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Explorer 39 was an inflatable sphere, 3.6 m in diameter. It was orbited to make atmospheric density determinations.
Overview
- Date / time
- August 8, 1968 at 08:12 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5
- Mission
- Explorer 39
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Elliptical Orbit