NASA Juno II Explorer 7

Name: NASA Juno II Explorer 7
Start: 1959-10-13T15:30:04.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 5

Juno II

Status

Success

Date

13 OCT 1959

15:30

Launch Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 5

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Juno II

Mission Type

Astrophysics

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

Juno II was an American space launch vehicle used during the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was derived from the Jupiter missile, which was used as the first stage.

Height

24 m

Diameter

2.67 m

Launch Mass

55 T

Thrust

654 kN