Explorer 23 S-55C Micrometeoroid Research Spacecraft Family
Explorer 23 was a NASA micrometeoroid research satellite launched November 6, 1964 on a Scout rocket. Its stainless-steel penetration sensors and impact detectors were designed to improve the statistical definition of meteoroid penetration risk, while additional experiments measured micrometeoroid impacts, solar-cell degradation, and spacecraft-environment effects.
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- Aliases
- Explorer 23Explorer XXIIIS-55C1964 74AExplorer 23 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Explorer 23
- Full Name
- Explorer 23 S-55C Micrometeoroid Research Spacecraft Family
- Roles
- orbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Explorer 23 was a NASA micrometeoroid research satellite launched November 6, 1964 on a Scout rocket. Its stainless-steel penetration sensors and impact detectors were designed to improve the statistical definition of meteoroid penetration risk, while additional experiments measured micrometeoroid impacts, solar-cell degradation, and spacecraft-environment effects.
- First Flight Year
- 1,964
- Last Flight Year
- 1,965
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:29:52 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:29:52 UTC