Failed · Launch or early mission failure
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The mission
Solar observatory. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1965-F09; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 25 August 1965, 15:17:00 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Thor Delta C
- Orbit
- Suborbital trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Failed
Mission failure · 25 August 1965
Launch or early mission failure
GCAT records the primary mission element as ended after a launch or early mission failure.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Delta
Solar observatory.
- GCAT ID
- F00355
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 282 kg
- Dimensions
- 0.9 m long · 2.3 m diameter · 2.3 m span
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Gallery
One image from Delta.
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