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Explorer 6
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NASA earth science satellite launched in 1959.
Wikipedia | Explorer 6
Statements about
Explorer 6
Instance Of
Geomagnetic Satellite
Image
Start Point
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A
Mass
64.4 kilogram
Country of Origin
United States
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Manufacturer
TRW Inc.
Significant Event
Rocket Launch
(8/7/1959)
Loss of Signal
(10/6/1959)
Atmospheric Entry
(7/1/1961)
Type of Orbit
Video
Aerial View
Orbital Eccentricity
Orbital Inclination
Orbital Period
Apoapsis
Periapsis
Parent Astronomical Body
Highly Elliptical Orbit
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0.759
47 degree
765 minute
42,400 kilometre
245 kilometre
Earth
Location
:
Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 17A
Point in Time
:
8/7/1959
Point in Time
:
10/6/1959
Point in Time
:
7/1/1961
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