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16 Jul

2021

July 16, 2021

The Spectacular Launch Failure of Explorer S-1 – July 16, 1959

While Explorer 1 and the Explorer-series satellites which followed returned a wealth of new data, they were limited by the tiny 11 kilogram payload capability of […]

Rockets & Propulsion, Spaceflight, Unmanned Spaceflight

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1950s, Army Ballistic Missile Agency, Explorer 7, Explorer Program, Explorer S-1, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Juno II, Miniaturized Satellites, Scientific Satellites

3 Sep

2015

September 3, 2015

Vintage Micro: The Second-Generation Explorer Satellites

While interest in miniaturized satellites for a range of applications has been growing in recent years, as a class these satellites are hardly new. By necessity, […]