Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 15, 1971, 05:52
- Launch designation
- 1971-096
- Mission
- SSS A
- Flight name
- Explorer 45
- Vehicle flight ID
- S163CR
- Year
- Launches in 1971
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 26,888 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.052 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSS 1 | 1971-096ANORAD 5598 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 52 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · May 3, 1987 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.