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1961-0023

EXPLORER 6

EXPLORER 6 (NORAD 15) re-entered Earth’s atmosphere on 30 June 1961, after 1 year, 10 months in orbit.

Official date
NORAD number
15
International designator
1959-004A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
7 Aug 1959Cape Canaveral
Re-entered (UTC)
30 Jun 1961UTC calendar dayAlso recorded as 1 Jul 1961
Time in orbit
1 year, 10 months693 days
How it ended
Re-entered (natural decay)
Latitude range
—
Mass
40 kg
Operator
GSFC
Built by
TRW
Bus
Able Probe
Programme
ExplorerG

Where it came down

Not on record

No position was recorded for this re-entry. Its final orbit is not on record.

Life in orbit

1 year, 10 months

EXPLORER 6’s lowest and highest points above Earth, week by week, from its tracking history.

Also ended on 30 Jun 1961

4 entries
1961-0027EXPLORER 101961-0024THOR ABLE R/B1961-0025SPUTNIK 4 DEB1961-0026SCOUT X-1 DEB

From the same launch

1959-004
1961-0024THOR ABLE R/B
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Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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