List of Explorers Program missions

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This is a list of missions and spacecraft of the NASA Explorers Program. This list was originally based on data from the NSSDC master catalog listing. This does not include Missions of Opportunity (MO), but does include some spacecraft with launch failures or were canceled.

Explorers missions
Spacecraft NameExplorers #NSSDC IDLaunch
Date
Launch
Vehicle
ACE Explorer 711997-045A1997-08-25Delta II 7920
AIM Explorer 902007-015A2007-04-25Pegasus XL
AD-AExplorer 191963-053A1963-12-19Scout
AD-BExplorer 241964-076A1964-11-21Scout
AD-CExplorer 391968-066A1968-08-08Scout
AE-A Explorer 17 1963-009A1963-04-03Thor-Delta
AE-BExplorer 321966-044A1966-05-25Delta
AE-CExplorer 511973-101A1973-12-16Delta
AE-DExplorer 541975-096A1975-10-06Delta
AE-EExplorer 551975-107A1975-11-20Delta
AMPTE/CCEExplorer 651984-088A1984-08-16Delta
BE-B Explorer 221964-064A1964-10-10Scout
BE-C Explorer 271965-032A1965-04-29Scout
CHIPS Explorer 822003-002B2003-01-13Delta II
COBE Explorer 661989-089A1989-11-18Delta
DADE-A --1975-12-06Scout
DADE-B --1975-12-06Scout
DME-AExplorer 311965-098B1965-11-29Thor-Agena B
Dynamics Explorer 1Explorer 621981-070A1981-08-03Delta
Dynamics Explorer 2Explorer 631981-070B1981-08-03Delta
EUVE Explorer 671992-031A1992-06-07Delta II
Explorer 1 Explorer 11958-001A1958-02-01Jupiter C (Juno I)
Explorer 2 Explorer 2EXPLR21958-03-05Jupiter C (Juno I)
Explorer 3 Explorer 31958-003A1958-03-26Juno
Explorer 4 Explorer 41958-005A1958-07-26Juno
Explorer 5 Explorer 5EXPLR51958-08-24Jupiter C (Juno I)
Explorer 6 Explorer 61959-004A1959-08-07Thor-Able
Explorer 7 Explorer 71959-009A1959-10-13Juno
Explorer 7XExplorer 7xEXP-7X1959-07-16Juno 2 (Juno II)
Explorer 8 Explorer 81960-014A1960-11-03Juno
Explorer 9 Explorer 91961-004A1961-02-16Scout
Explorer 12Explorer 121961-020A1961-08-16Thor-Delta
Explorer 14 Explorer 141962-051A1962-10-02Thor-Delta
Explorer 15Explorer 151962-059A1962-10-27Thor-Delta
Explorer 26Explorer 261964-086A1964-12-21Delta
Explorer 33 Explorer 331966-058A1966-07-01Delta
Explorer 35 Explorer 351967-070A1967-07-19Delta
Explorer S45Explorer S45EXS-4511961-02-24Juno
Explorer S45AExplorer S45AEXS-4521961-05-24Juno 2 (Juno II)
Explorer S55Explorer S55EXS-551961-06-30Scout
FAST Explorer 701996-049A1996-08-21Pegasus XL
FUSE Explorer 771999-035A1999-06-24Delta II 7320
GALEX Explorer 832003-017A2003-04-28Pegasus XL
GEOS 1Explorer 291965-089A1965-11-06Delta
GEOS 2Explorer 361968-002A1968-01-11Delta
Hawkeye 1 Explorer 52 1974-040A1974-06-03Scout
HCMM Explorer 581978-041A1978-04-26Scout-F
HETE 2Explorer 792000-061A2000-10-09Pegasus
IBEX Explorer 912008-051A2008-10-19Pegasus XL
IE-AExplorer 201964-051A1964-08-25Scout
IMAGE Explorer 782000-017A2000-03-25Delta II 7326
IMP-AExplorer 181963-046A1963-11-27Thor-Delta
IMP-BExplorer 211964-060A1964-10-04Delta
IMP-CExplorer 281965-042A1965-05-29Delta
IMP-FExplorer 341967-051A1967-05-24Delta
IMP-GExplorer 411969-053A1969-06-21Delta
IMP-HExplorer 471972-073A1972-09-23Delta
IMP-IExplorer 431971-019A1971-03-13Delta
IMP-JExplorer 501973-078A1973-10-26Delta
Injun 4Explorer 251964-076B1964-11-21Scout
Injun 5Explorer 401968-066B1968-08-08Scout
IRIS Explorer 942013-033A2013-06-27Pegasus XL
ISEE 1Explorer 561977-102A1977-10-22Delta
ISEE 3Explorer 591978-079A1978-08-12Delta
IUE Explorer 571978-012A1978-01-26Delta
Magnetic Storm Satellite
(cancelled)
Explorer-AMSS-A
Magsat Explorer 611979-094A1979-10-30Scout
Meteoroid Technology Satellite Explorer 461972-061A1972-08-13Scout
NuSTAR Explorer 932012-031A2012-06-13Pegasus XL
P 14Explorer 101961-010A1961-03-25Thor-Delta
RAE-AExplorer 381968-055A1968-07-04Delta
RAE-B Explorer 49 1973-039A1973-06-10Delta
RHESSI Explorer 812002-004A2002-02-05Pegasus XL
S 15Explorer 111961-013A1961-04-27Juno
S 46AExplorer S-46EXS-461960-03-23Juno 2 (Juno II)
S 55AExplorer 131961-022A1961-08-25Scout
S 55BExplorer 161962-070A1962-12-16Scout
S 55CExplorer 231964-074A1964-11-06Scout
S 56Explorer S-56EXS-561960-12-04Scout
S-66A --1964-03-19Delta B
S-Cubed AExplorer 451971-096A1971-11-15Scout
SAGEExplorer 601979-013A1979-02-18Scout
SAMPEX Explorer 681992-038A1992-07-03Scout
SAS-BExplorer 481972-091A1972-11-15Scout
SAS-CExplorer 531975-037A1975-05-07Scout
SME Explorer 641981-100A1981-10-06Delta
SNOE Explorer 721998-012A1998-02-26Pegasus XL
SOLRAD 8 Explorer 301965-093A1965-11-19Scout
SOLRAD 9 Explorer 371968-017A1968-03-05Scout
SOLRAD 10 Explorer 441971-058A1971-07-08Scout
SWAS Explorer 741998-071A1998-12-06Pegasus XL
Swift Explorer 842004-047A2004-11-20Delta II
TERRIERSExplorer 761999-026A1999-05-18Pegasus
THEMIS-AExplorer 852007-004A2007-02-17Delta II 7925
THEMIS-BExplorer 862007-004B2007-02-17Delta II 7925
THEMIS-CExplorer 872007-004C2007-02-17Delta II 7925
THEMIS-DExplorer 882007-004D2007-02-17Delta II 7925
THEMIS-EExplorer 892007-004E2007-02-17Delta II 7925
TRACE Explorer 731998-020A1998-04-02Pegasus XL
TESS Explorer 952018-038A2018-04-18Falcon 9
Uhuru Explorer 421970-107A1970-12-12Scout
WIRE Explorer 751999-011A1999-03-05Pegasus XL
WISE Explorer 922009-071A2009-12-14Delta II
WMAP Explorer 802001-027A2001-06-30Delta II
X-Ray Timing Explorer Explorer 691995-074A1995-12-30Delta II 7920

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