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5 March 1958, 18:27 UTC

Explorer 2

Juno-ICape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Drawing of the Juno-I for Explorer 2

Explorer 2, the second JPL/ABMA Explorer satellite on a Juno I from Cape Canaveral on 5 March 1958, intended to continue radiation-belt and micrometeorite measurements. The solid fourth stage failed to ignite and the payload never reached orbit.

Outcome
Failure
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth orbit
Payload to orbit
Did not reach orbit
Flight
2nd
of 6 Juno-I flights
Date and time
5 March 1958, 18:27 UTC
Rocket
Juno-I
Builder
Chrysler
Launch site
Launch Complex 26A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Payload
Test Flight
Launches in 1958
3rd of 28