Explorer 2
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| Launch date | March 5, 1958, 8:28 PM GMT+2 |
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| Manufacturers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Mission type | Earth science |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Operator | Army Ballistic Missile Agency |
| Launch sites | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Launch Complex 26A | |
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| ID | 2282563 |
About Explorer 2
Explorer 2 was to be a repeat of the Explorer 1 mission. However, due to a failure in the rocket during launch, the spacecraft did not reach orbit. Explorer 2 was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station LC-26A in Florida on March 5, 1958 at 18:28 UTC, by a Juno-I launch vehicle.