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.
The Scout family of rockets were were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.
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Mission Profile
Explorer 16 was a Scout X-3 mission operated by National Aeronautics and Space Administration that lifted off from Launch Area 3, Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA on December 16, 1962. The flight carried its payload on a earth science mission to Low Earth Orbit. The launch was a success.