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Scout X-3 | Explorer 16 launched on Sun, Dec 16, 1962, 02:33 PM UTC — a National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission.
NET Sun, Dec 16, 1962, 02:33 PM UTC
Mission profile
Flight simulation
A representative gravity-turn climb for Scout X-3 to Low Earth Orbit. Illustrative model — not this mission’s live telemetry.
SimulatedRepresentative Scout X-3 ascent profile — illustrative model, not this mission’s live telemetry.
The mission
Explorer 16 was the second in the series of micrometeoroid satellites orbited by NASA. Its purpose was to obtain data on the near-earth meteoroid environment, thus providing an accurate estimate of the probability of penetration in spacecraft structures by meteoroids and allowing a more confident definition of the relationship between penetration flux and material thickness to be derived.
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Good to know
Scout X-3 | Explorer 16 is scheduled to lift off Sun, Dec 16, 1962, 02:33 PM UTC.
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Scout X-3 | Explorer 16 is an National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission flying on a Scout X-3.
It lifts off from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA.