RocketThor Delta A
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 27, 1962, 23:15
- Launch designation
- 1962 B LAM
- Mission
- EPE C
- Flight name
- Explorer 15
- Vehicle flight ID
- 346/D014
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 17,652 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.044 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer 15 | 1962 B LAM 1NORAD 445 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 44 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jan 15, 1978 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.