launched fromUSA

Explorer 61

Name: Explorer 61
Start: 1979-10-30T14:16:00Z
Location: Vandenberg

Success

OCT 30197914:16:00 UTC

A magnetosphere research mission to LEO on Scout G-1.

LIFTOFF

OCT 30 1979

14:16:00 UTC

Success

launched fromSLC-5Vandenberg

aboardScout G-1S203CintoLEO

Payload

Explorer 61 (Magsat)

Magnetosphere Research