Explorer S-46

USA

Spacecraft n°: 60

US spacecraft n°: 49

Orig PL Name: NASA S-46

Launch data:

Designation	F00091 / 60F04
Launch date	23 Mar 1960 - 13:35:11 UT
Launch site	CC, LC26B
Launch vehicle	Juno 2 (#AM-19C)
Mission
Decay	23 Mar 1960

Launch Failure
All seemed well until the first stage finished its burn, when all radio contact was lost. The upper stages failed to ignite and the rocket impacted about 1900 km down the Atlantic Missile Range.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor
Customer
Platform
Mass at launch	kg
Dry Mass	kg
Basic shape
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power

Ref.: #7, #102(SL13) - update: 11.11.05

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