USAF Thor Delta A Explorer 15

Name: USAF Thor Delta A Explorer 15
Start: 1962-10-27T23:15:01.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 17B

Thor Delta A

Status

Success

Date

27 OCT 1962

23:15

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 17B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.

Rocket

Thor Delta A

Mission Type

Earth Science

Orbit

Elliptical Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.

Height

31 m

Diameter

2.44 m

Launch Mass

50 T

Thrust

667 kN