Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 16, 1973, 06:18
- Launch designation
- 1973-101
- Mission
- AE-C
- Flight name
- Explorer 51
- Vehicle flight ID
- 585/D099
- Year
- Launches in 1973
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 4,305 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.668 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE-C | 1973-101ANORAD 6977 | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | Earth science | 668 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Dec 12, 1978 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.