launched fromUSA

Explorer 5

Name: Explorer 5
Start: 1958-08-24T06:17:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Failure

AUG 24195806:17:00 UTC

Booster collided with second stage after separation, causing upper stage firing angle to be off.

LIFTOFF

AUG 24 1958

06:17:00 UTC

Failure

launched fromLC-5Canaveral

carrying29 kgof payload

Payload

scientific satellite

17.24 kg