RocketThor Able III
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF BMDUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 7, 1959, 14:24
- Launch designation
- 1959 DEL
- Mission
- NASA S-2
- Flight name
- Explorer 6
- Vehicle flight ID
- 134
- Year
- Launches in 1959
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 42,469 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.042 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer VI | 1959 DEL 1NORAD 15 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 40 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jul 1, 1961 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.