Explorer 32

Former NASA research satellite. Explorer 32 was launched on May 25, 1966 aboard a Thor Delta C1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Feb 22, 1985).

COSPAR 1966-044ANORAD 2183United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 32
Payload designation: AE-B
International designator: 1966-044A
NORAD catalog number: 2183
GCAT identifier: S02183
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.140

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: Explorer AE
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): S-6

Launch

Date: May 25, 1966 · 14:00 UTC
Launch record: 1966-044Success
Rocket: Thor Delta C1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/I
Perigee: 283 km
Apogee: 2,718 km
Inclination: 64.67°
Status: Reentered (orbital decay)
Status date: February 22, 1985
Last known active: Mar 26, 1967
End of operations: Mar 26, 1967

Size

Mass: 224 kg
Dry mass: 224 kg
Length: 0.9 m
Diameter: 0.90 m
Span: 1.5 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q49886 (CC0).