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Beacon Explorer A
Launch FailureLaunch Details
Date: 19 Mar 1964, 11:13 am UTC
Rocket: Thor Delta B (Thor)
Provider: United States Air Force
Mission
Type: Earth Science
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Description
The BE (Beacon Explorer) satellites provided Laser reflectors for geodetic measurements as well measured the electron density in the ionosphere.