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EPE-C

Former American research satellite. EPE-C was launched on October 27, 1962 aboard a Thor Delta A from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jan 15, 1978).

COSPAR 1962 B LAM 1NORAD 445United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 15
Common name: EPE-C
Payload designation: NASA S-3B
Other names: :N,:NA,EPE C:NB,SERB
International designator: 1962 B LAM 1
NORAD catalog number: 445
GCAT identifier: S00445
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.022

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Explorer EPE
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: Raymond Engineering Laboratories
Platform (bus): EPE

Launch

Date: October 27, 1962 · 23:15 UTC
Launch record: 1962 B LAMSuccess
Rocket: Thor Delta A
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): HEO
Perigee: 312 km
Apogee: 17,619 km
Inclination: 17.97°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: January 15, 1978
Last known active: Feb 9, 1963
End of operations: Feb 9, 1963

Size

Mass: 44 kg
Dry mass: 44 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 1.3 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1166037 (CC0).