Friday, November 16, 1973

Seventeen: May 1973

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Aviation Week: June 25,1973

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Explorer 22

 1964-064A


The BE-B (Beacon Explorer B) payload, also designated S-066A, replaced the lost S-66 mission and became Explorer XXII. It was launched at 0300:04 on 1964 Oct 10 by Scout X-4 from Vandenberg. At 0311:48 it reached a 104.82 min, 889 x 1081 km x 79.7 deg orbit. Explorer XXII transmitted until 1969 Apr 17.

Mass was 52 kg. Transit 5 type, size 0.5m dia 0.3m high and 4 solar panels 4.0m span?


BE-B 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1964 Oct 10  0300:04  Launch by Scout  V SLC5 
  T+1:11 St 1 burnout 
  T+1:17 St 2 burn 
  T+2:00 St 2 burnout 
  T+2:03 Fairing sep 
  T+2:05 St 3 burn 
  T+2:41 St 3 burnout 
  T+11:13 St 3 sep 
  T+11:19 St 4 burn 
 0311:47 T+11:43 St 4 burnout 104.82 889 x 1081 x 79.7 
 0322? T+22m? Despin 
 0327? T+27m? St 4 sep 
1969 Apr 17   end of ops 

Payload:

  • USN Doppler Beacon, 162/324 MHz

  • RF beacon

  • Langmuir probe

Spaceflight: January 1963

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