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Delta 2910 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 20, 1975, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 20, 1975 · 02:06 UTCLaunch 1975-107Launch no. 1,757 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC17B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyGSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 20, 1975, 02:06
Launch designation
1975-107
Mission
AE-E
Flight name
Explorer 55
Vehicle flight ID
604/D117

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
3,005 km
Payload mass to orbit
0.720 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
AE-E1975-107ANORAD 8440NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterSpace science720 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jun 10, 1981

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.