Explorer 23

NASA satellite of the Explorer program. Explorer 23 was launched on November 6, 1964 aboard a Scout X-4 from Wallops. Latest status in GCAT: reentered attached to another object (Jun 29, 1983).

COSPAR 1964-074ANORAD 924United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 23
Payload designation: NASA S-55C
International designator: 1964-074A
NORAD catalog number: 924
GCAT identifier: S00924
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.087

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: November 6, 1964 · 12:02 UTC
Launch record: 1964-074Success
Rocket: Scout X-4
Spaceport: Wallops · pad LA3

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 464 km
Apogee: 978 km
Inclination: 51.96°
Status: Reentered attached to another object
Status date: June 29, 1983
Last known active: July 1966
End of operations: July 1966

Size

Mass: 96 kg
Dry mass: 96 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 134 kg
Length: 0.9 m
Diameter: 0.60 m
Span: 0.9 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q3501369 (CC0).