Astronomy and Space

Explorer 17

Explorer 17 (also known as Atmosphere Explorer-A (AE-A) and S6) was a NASA satellite, launched at Cape Canaveral from LC-17B on a Delta B launch vehicle, on 3 April 1963, at 02:00:02 GMT, to study the Earth's upper atmosphere. It was the first satellite of five in the "Atmosphere Explorer" series.

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• ▸60 Herculis
• ▸Jamestown Exposition
• ▸History of spaceflight

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