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Explorer 26

Thor Delta C · Earth Science

1964Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral

Mission

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.

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Mission Facts

Provider
USAF
Rocket
Thor Delta C
Orbit
Elliptical
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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