Explorer 13

American satellite. Explorer 13 was launched on August 25, 1961 aboard a Scout X-1 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Aug 28, 1961).

COSPAR 1961 CHINORAD 180United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 13
Payload designation: NASA S-55A
International designator: 1961 CHI
NORAD catalog number: 180
GCAT identifier: S00180

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Explorer MME
Owner: NASA LaRC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Langley Research Center
Platform (bus): S-55

Launch

Date: August 25, 1961 · 18:29 UTC
Launch record: 1961 CHISuccess
Rocket: Scout X-1
Spaceport: Wallops · pad LA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 125 km
Apogee: 1,164 km
Inclination: 37.70°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: August 28, 1961
Last known active: Aug 28, 1961
End of operations: Aug 28, 1961

Size

Mass: 62 kg
Dry mass: 62 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 86 kg
Length: 2.2 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 2.2 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1166021 (CC0).