Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 15, 1972, 22:13
- Launch designation
- 1972-091
- Mission
- SAS B
- Flight name
- Explorer 48
- Vehicle flight ID
- S170CR
- Year
- Launches in 1972
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 621 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.174 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS 2 | 1972-091ANORAD 6282 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Astronomy | 174 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Aug 20, 1976 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.