Explorer 5 was a US satellite designed to study the van allen radiation belts, however, the launch failed after the first stage collided with the second stage.
Rocket
Juno-I
Mission type
Earth Science
Payload
Explorer 5
Launch complex
Launch Complex 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch date
August 24, 1958
Launch window
Instantaneous window
Orbit reached
Medium Earth Orbit
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