Juno II NASA S-46

Name: Juno II NASA S-46
Start: 1960-03-23T13:35:11.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 26B

Juno II

Status

Failure

Date

23 MAR 1960

13:35

Launch Provider

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 26B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

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.

Rocket

Juno II

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Medium 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