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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulEarth ScienceThor Delta A
Launched 1962-10-27 23:15:01 UTCSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Elliptical Orbit
Worldwide
68th
orbital launch attempt in 1962
United States Air Force
45th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 17B
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
25 d 1 h
since the pad's previous launch
Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.
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
31m
Diameter
2.4m
To low Earth orbit
250kg
Liftoff thrust
667kN
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