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PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 22, 2026
Time (UTC)07:25 AM UTC
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Explorer 16
Scout X-3National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationLaunch Area 3
Sunday, December 16, 1962 · 02:33 PM UTC
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadExplorer 16
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
CustomerNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
StagesUnknown
PadLaunch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Launch Area 3
Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 37.849°N
- Longitude
- 75.472°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
02:33 PM UTC - 02:33 PM UTC
Provider
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Profile →USA • Founded 1958
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and...
Schedule History
No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.
