RocketThor Delta B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- April 3, 1963, 02:00
- Launch designation
- 1963-009
- Mission
- AE-A
- Flight name
- Explorer 17
- Vehicle flight ID
- 357/D017
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 923 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.184 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer 17 | 1963-009ANORAD 564 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 184 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 24, 1966 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.