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National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceScout X-4
Launched 1964-11-21 17:09:39 UTCSpace Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
88th
orbital launch attempt in 1964
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
11th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 5
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
42 d 14 h
since the pad's previous launch
Explorer 24 was placed in orbit together with Explorer 25 from a single launch vehicle. Explorer 24 was identical in configuration to the previously launched balloon satellites Explorer 9 and 19. The spacecraft was 3.6 m in diameter, was built of alternating layers of aluminum foil and plastic film, and was covered uniformly with 5.1-cm white dots for thermal control. It was designed to yield atmospheric density near perigee as a function of space and time from sequential observations of the sphere's position in orbit.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1958 · Administrator Jared Isaacman
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research. NASA have many launch facilities but most are inactive. The most commonly used pad will be LC-39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Launches
142
Successful
122
86%
Upcoming
5
scheduled
Height
25m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
103kg
Liftoff thrust
513kN
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