Explorer 5

Explorer 5
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Earth science
Operator	Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Mission duration	Failed to orbit

Manufacturer	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Launch mass	16.86 kilograms (37.2 lb)

Start of mission
Launch date	August 24, 1958, 06:17:22 (1958-08-24UTC06:17:22) UTC
Rocket	Juno I
Launch site	Cape Canaveral LC-5

Explorer 5 was a United States satellite with a mass of 17.24 kg.

It launched atop a Juno I rocket on August 24, 1958 from Launch Complex 5, but failed when the rocket's first stage collided with its second stage after separation, causing the upper stage firing angle to be off.^[1]

Explorer 5 had been intended to be one of two satellites used to gather data for Project Argus.

References

↑ "Past Missions - Explorer 1-5". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2008-02-03.

Explorers program

Explorer 1 2 3 4 5 6 (S-2) 7 (S-1a) 8 S-56 9 (S-56A) 10 11 (S-15) 14 (EPE-B) 17 (AE-A) 19 30 (Solrad 8) 32 (AE-B) 33 (IMP-D) 34 35 (IMP-E) 37 (Solrad 9) 39 42 (Uhuru) 44 (Solrad 10) 48 (SAS B) 49 (RAE-B) 52 (Hawkeye 1) 53 (SAS C) 57 (IUE) 58 (HCMM) 59 (ICE) 61 (Magsat) 62 (DE-1) 63 (DE-2) 64 (SME) 66 (COBE) 67 (EUVE) 68 (SAMPEX) 69 (RXTE) 70 (FAST) 71 (ACE) 72 (SNOE) 73 (TRACE) 74 (SWAS) 75 (WIRE) 77 (FUSE) 78 (IMAGE) 79 (HETE-2) 80 (WMAP) 81 (RHESSI) 82 (CHIPSat) 83 (GALEX) 84 (Swift) 85 thru 89 (THEMIS) 90 (AIM) 91 (IBEX) 92 (WISE) 93 (NuSTAR) 94 (IRIS)

Italics indicates probes that failed to deploy or otherwise malfunctioned

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Explorer 1 \| Unnamed \| Explorer 2 \| Vanguard 1 \| Explorer 3 \| ISZ D-1 No.1 \| Unnamed \| Sputnik 3 \| Unnamed \| Unnamed \| Pilot-1 \| Explorer 4 \| Pilot-2 \| Pioneer 0 \| Pilot-3 \| Explorer 5 \| Pilot-4 \| Pilot-5 \| Pilot-6 \| Luna E-1 No.1 \| Unnamed \| Pioneer 1 \| Luna E-1 No.2 \| Beacon \| Pioneer 2 \| Luna E-1 No.3 \| Pioneer 3 \| SCORE

Payloads are separated by bullets ( · ), launches by pipes ( \| ). Manned flights are indicated in bold text. Uncatalogued launch failures are listed in italics. Payloads deployed from other spacecraft are denoted in brackets.

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