Explorer 5

Infobox Spacecraft
Name = Explorer 5


Organization = Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Major_Contractors = Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Mission_Type = Earth science
Satellite_Of = Earth
Launch = August 24, 1958
Launch_Vehicle = Jupiter-C
Decay = October 23, 1959
Mission_Duration = 0 days
NSSDC_ID = EXPLR5
Webpage = [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=EXPLR5 NASA NSSDC Master Catalog]
Mass = 16.86 kg

Explorer 5 (EXPLR5) was a United States satellite with a weight of 17.24 kg.

It fired off from a Jupiter-C rocket on August 24, 1958, but failed as the rocket's booster collided with its second stage after separation, causing the upper stage firing angle to be off. [cite web
url = http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/past/explorer.html
title = Past Missions - Explorer 1-5
accessdate = 2008-02-03
publisher = Jet Propulsion Laboratory]

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