RocketDelta 1604
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- October 26, 1973, 02:26
- Launch designation
- 1973-078
- Mission
- IMP J
- Flight name
- Explorer 50
- Vehicle flight ID
- 582/D097
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.398 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMP 8 | 1973-078ANORAD 6893 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Space science | 273 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Oct 26, 1973 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.