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Explorer V Satellite Fails To Orbit After Rocket Blast
Cape Canaveral reports a Jupiter C launch to boost Explorer V into orbit failed after liftoff at 1 17 am EST. Army officials said all four rocket stages fired but the satellite did not reach earth orbit. Officials awaited data to determine cause while noting the mission’s heavy radiation-test purpose and the craft’s mass at 37.1 pounds.
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Cape Canaveral
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Fu Maomoun
Washington
John A. Barclay
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Barclay
Ft. Stanmouth