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Explorer 17
A U.S. Air Force Thor-Delta B rocket launched the Explorer 17 mission on Wednesday, April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM (UTC).
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The mission
A U.S. Air Force Thor-Delta B rocket launched the Explorer 17 mission on Wednesday, April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM (UTC).
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- Apr 03 1963
- Launch location
- SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS
- Launch vehicle
- Thor-Delta B
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Flight data
Launch intelligence
A U.S. Air Force Thor-Delta B rocket launched the Explorer 17 mission on Wednesday, April 3, 1963 at 2:00 AM (UTC).
- Launch provider
- U.S. Air Force
- Vehicle
- Thor-Delta B
- COSPAR launch ID
- 1963-009
- Flight profile
- Orbital
- Launch result
- Success
- Window opens
- Not published
- Target T-0
- Apr 3, 1963, 02:00 UTC
- Window closes
- Not published
- Provider display
- Apr 03 1963
- Pad and location
- SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission outcome
Mission ended — Archived
End date not documented
Launch succeeded; current mission operations are not tracked by RocketLaunch.Live
Visual archive
Gallery
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