launched fromUSA

Explorer 6

Name: Explorer 6
Start: 1959-07-16T00:00:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Failure

JUL 16195900:00:00 UTC

Electrical short in the guidance system caused loss of control at liftoff. RSO T+5 seconds.

LIFTOFF

JUL 16 1959

00:00:00 UTC

Failure

launched from LC-5 Canaveral

aboard Juno II 4-stage AM-16 into LEO

Payload

Science