NASA Scout X-4 Explorer 20
Scout X-4
Status
Success
Date
25 AUG 1964
13:43
Launch Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission Overview
Explorer 20 (IE A, Ionospheric Explorer A, TOPSI, Top Side Explorer or S 48) was designed to measure electron distribution, ion density and temperature, and to estimate cosmic noise levels between 2 and 7 MHz.
Rocket
Scout X-4
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Stages
4
Livestream
Not availableRocket Details
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
Height
25 m
Diameter
1.01 m
Launch Mass
17 T
Thrust
513 kN