Explorer 2 photograph

Explorer 2

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Launch dateMarch 5, 1958, 8:28 PM GMT+2
Manufacturers Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission type Earth science
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
OperatorArmy Ballistic Missile Agency
Launch sites Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Launch Complex 26A
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2282563
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About Explorer 2


Explorer 2 was to be a repeat of the Explorer 1 mission. However, due to a failure in the rocket during launch, the spacecraft did not reach orbit. Explorer 2 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-26A in Florida on March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, by a Juno-I launch vehicle.

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