RocketThor Delta C
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 27, 1963, 02:30
- Launch designation
- 1963-046
- Mission
- IMP A
- Flight name
- Explorer 18
- Vehicle flight ID
- 387/D021
- Year
- Launches in 1963
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.063 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMP 1 | 1963-046ANORAD 693 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 63 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Nov 27, 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.