Explorer 7
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Inclination | 50. 28° |
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Launch date | October 13, 1959 |
Rocket | Juno II |
Manufacturers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Launch sites | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
Launch Complex 5 | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1515420 |
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.