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Solar Explorer B

Scout B launch from Wallops (United States) on March 5, 1968, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 5, 1968 · 18:28 UTCLaunch 1968-017Launch no. 809 in the log
RocketScout B
SpaceportWallopspad LA3A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA LaRCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 5, 1968, 18:28
Launch designation
1968-017
Mission
Solar Explorer B
Flight name
Explorer 37
Vehicle flight ID
S160C

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
989 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.119 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
SR IX1968-017ANORAD 3141Naval Research LabAstronomy119 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Nov 16, 1990

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.