LaunchesBeacon Explorer A
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Beacon Explorer A
Thor Delta B · Earth Science
1964Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral
Mission
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.
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Mission Facts
- Provider
- USAF
- Rocket
- Thor Delta B
- Orbit
- LEO
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- NET precision
- Year
- Data source
- LL2