Status
Launch Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Description
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.
Details
Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sun, Aug 24, 1958, 06:17
Weather
Pro