Explorer 7 photograph

Explorer 7

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Inclination50. 28°
Launch dateOctober 13, 1959
RocketJuno II
Manufacturers Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Launch sites Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Launch Complex 5
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID1515420
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About Explorer 7


Explorer 7 was launched October 13, 1959 at 10:36 a. m. Eastern Time by a Juno II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to an orbit of 573 km by 1073 km and inclination of 50. 27°. It was designed to measure solar x-ray and Lyman-alpha flux, trapped energetic particles, and heavy primary cosmic rays.

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