Explorer 52 (Hawkeye/Injun 6/IE-D), a University of Iowa–NASA magnetospheric science satellite studying the polar magnetosphere out to ~21 Earth radii. Scout E-1 from Vandenberg SLC-5 placed the ~23 kg craft into a highly elliptical polar orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Elliptical orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 27 kg
- Flight
- 1st
- Only Scout E-1 flight
- Date and time
- 3 June 1974, 23:09 UTC
- Rocket
- Scout E-1
- Builder
- Vought
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1974-040
- Launches in 1974
- 43rd of 113
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