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Launched 1963-06-28 21:19:22 UTCLaunch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Success
Reached Low Earth Orbit
Worldwide
35th
orbital launch attempt in 1963
United States Air Force
23rd
launch this year
Launch Area 3
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
194 d 6 h
since the pad's previous launch
GRS (Geophysical Research Satellite) was a geophysics experiment test built by the Cambridge Research Lab (CRL). Data was obtained for 13 orbits, after which time the satellite ceased working due to a failure in the primary power supply.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Height
25m
Diameter
1m
To low Earth orbit
103kg
Liftoff thrust
513kN
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