Thor Delta C | Explorer 26

Name: Thor Delta C | Explorer 26
Start: 1964-12-21T09:00:03Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Explorer 26 was a spin-stabilized, solar-cell-powered spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields.

Mission Details

Launch date: December 21, 1964 at 09:00 AM UTC
Launch vehicle: Thor Delta C
Operator: United States Air Force
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Earth Science