Thor Delta A | Explorer 15
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Instantaneous launch window.
Launch Window
Oct. 27, 1962, 11:15 p.m. - Oct. 27, 1962, 11:15 p.m.
Instantaneous launch window.
Oct. 27, 1962, 11:15 p.m. - Oct. 27, 1962, 11:15 p.m.
Explorer 15 was instrumented to study the artificial radiation belt produced by the Starfish high-altitude nuclear burst of July 1962. The backup payload for Explorer 14 was modified and used for Explorer 15.
American orbital launch vehicle family with Thor first stage and a delta second stage.
A batch of 21 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
Synthetic aperture radar satellites for Japanese Earth imaging company Synspective.
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Chinese classified satellite claimed to be for communication technology test purposes. Actual mission not known.
4 small satellites for LEO Internet of Things (IoT) communication purposes.
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Sixth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to…
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4 X-band synthetic-aperture radar Earth observation satellites for the Chinese Earth observation satellite company PIESAT.