Launch Overview
Vehicle
Scout X-4
Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Site / Pad
VS / PALC-D
Outcome
Success
Flight
S135R
COSPAR Designator
1964-076
Mission
Explorer 24 & 25 (Earth Science)
Explorer 24 was placed in orbit together with Explorer 25 from a single launch vehicle. Explorer 24 was identical in configuration to the previously launched balloon satellites Explorer 9 and 19. The spacecraft was 3.6 m in diameter, was built of alternating layers of aluminum foil and plastic film, and was covered uniformly with 5.1-cm white dots for thermal control. It was designed to yield atmospheric density near perigee as a function of space and time from sequential observations of the sphere's position in orbit.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Scout X-4
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency launches
60 (11 YTD)
Site launches
155 (38 YTD)
Pad launches
15 (5 YTD)
Payloads (19)
| Piece | Name | Owner | State | Track |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-076 | Algol 2A S135R | LARCN | ||
| 1964-076 | Castor | LARCN | ||
| 1964-076 | X-259A3 | LARCN | ||
| 1964-076 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1964-076 | Altair Fairing | LARCN | ||
| 1964-076A | AD-B | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076B | Injun 4 | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076C | Altair 2 X-258C2 RH-74 | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076D | AD canister cover | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076E | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076F | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076G | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076H | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076J | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076J | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | |
| 1964-076K | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076L | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076M | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |
| 1964-076N | deb Explorer XXIV | LARCN | US | Track |