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Injun 5

NASA satellite of the Explorer program. Injun 5 was launched on August 8, 1968 aboard a Scout B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1968-066BNORAD 3338United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Explorer 40
Common name
Injun 5
Payload designation
Injun 5
Other names
Injun V
International designator
1968-066B
NORAD catalog number
3338
GCAT identifier
S03338
UN registration
A/AC.105/INF.196

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Civil government
Program
Injun
Country
United States
Builder
University of Iowa (=SUI)
Platform (bus)
Injun E

Launch

Date
August 8, 1968 · 20:12 UTC
Launch record
1968-066Success
Rocket
Scout B
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
679 km
Apogee
2,531 km
Inclination
80.66°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 1970
End of operations
1972

Size

Mass
70 kg
Dry mass
70 kg
Length
0.7 m
Diameter
0.80 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q12151339 (CC0).