1960 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA S-46

failureJuno II | NASA S-46

Explorer 5 was a United States satellite with a mass of 15.7 kg. It was the last of the original series of Explorers built, designed, and operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Overview

Date / time: March 23, 1960 at 01:35 PM UTC
Outcome: failure
Launch site: Launch Complex 26B
Mission: NASA S-46
Mission type: Earth Science
Orbit achieved: Medium Earth Orbit

Launch vehicle

Juno II →

Launch provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration →