Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 13, 1972, 15:10
- Launch designation
- 1972-061
- Mission
- Meteoroid Technology Sat
- Flight name
- Explorer 46
- Vehicle flight ID
- S184C
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 836 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.206 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer 46 | 1972-061ANORAD 6142 | NASA Langley Research Center | Space science | 168 kg | Reentered attached to another object · Nov 2, 1979 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.