1959 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Explorer 7
successJuno II | Explorer 7
Explorer 7 was designed to measure solar x-ray and Lyman-alpha flux, trapped energetic particles, and heavy primary cosmic rays. Secondary objectives included collecting data on micrometeoroid penetration, molecular sputtering and studying the Earth-atmosphere heat balance.
Overview
- Date / time
- October 13, 1959 at 03:30 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 5
- Mission
- Explorer 7
- Mission type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit