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Explorer 2

Rocket launch

by USA

Launch time5 Mar 195818:27 UTC

failure

Fourth stage did not ignite. As a result, Explorer 2 failed to reach orbit.

Rocket Juno I

launched from Cape Canaveral, LC-26AUSA

Payloads

Total mass 23 kg

NamePurposeMassComment
Explorer 2scientific satellite14.5 kg-