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Beacon Explorer C
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 29 Apr 1965, 02:17 pm UTC
Rocket: Scout X-4 (Scout)
Provider: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Launch Area 3A, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Description
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.