Explorer 35

Space probe. Explorer 35 was launched on July 19, 1967 aboard a Thor Delta E1 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jul 22, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-070ANORAD 2884United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Explorer 35
Payload designation: AIMP E
International designator: 1967-070A
NORAD catalog number: 2884
GCAT identifier: S02884
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.179

Mission

Mission type: Space science
Use: Civil government
Program: IMP
Owner: GSFC
Country: United States
Builder: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus): AIMP

Launch

Date: July 19, 1967 · 14:19 UTC
Launch record: 1967-070Success
Rocket: Thor Delta E1
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 650 km
Apogee: 557,687 km
Inclination: 29.34°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: July 22, 1967
Last known active: Jun 24, 1973
End of operations: Jun 24, 1973

Size

Mass: 67 kg
Dry mass: 67 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.70 m
Span: 4.4 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00172
Final central body: Luna
Phase start: July 22, 1967
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · July 22, 1967
Destination: Luna

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 19, 1967	Earth	Jul 22, 1967	Escaped to another body	Luna
Jul 22, 1967	Luna	1970	R?	Luna

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1384564 (CC0).