RocketThor Delta
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 16, 1961, 03:21
- Launch designation
- 1961 UPS
- Mission
- NASA S-3
- Flight name
- Explorer 12
- Vehicle flight ID
- 312/D006
- Year
- Launches in 1961
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 77,340 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.038 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer 12 | 1961 UPSNORAD 170 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 38 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 31, 1963 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.