Explorer 39/40 — launch
Date in UTC
Scout B launched on the Explorer 39/40 flight from South Vandenberg AFB, California, pad SLC5. Launch vehicle success.
- Category
- Launches and Flight Tests
- Type
- Orbital launch
- Subjects
- Space transportation
- Mission
- Explorer 39/40
- Organization
- USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization
- Vehicle
- Scout B
- Location
- South Vandenberg AFB, California
- Country
- US
- Outcome
- Successful
Context and qualifications
Launch code: OS. Source references: VCR; LAAFB.
Sources and attribution
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)