Launch Complex 5/6 Spin Test Facility |
Launch Complex 5/6 Spin Test Facility |
Dec 19 2022, 03:43 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 7-February 14 Member No.: 7125 |
The Launch Complex 5/6 Spin Test Facility is located in the red circle. It is the site where the upperstages and payloads of all the Jupiter-C, Juno I and Juno II were prepared and spin balanced. I its also the site were final assembly and encapsulation of Rangers 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 was performed as well as Mariners 1 & 2 and all the Lunar Orbiters.
Here are some photos after the construction of the facility in 1956. https://www.flickr.com/gp/155900140@N02/j3ceyXNJQ0 These photos were obtained from the JPL archives (Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech) I will be posting photos of the planetary missions in the appropriate forums. I will post the Juno Explorer and Pioneer missions here. I would like some feedback on how Flickr works for this. |
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Dec 23 2022, 05:50 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 7-February 14 Member No.: 7125 |
This is Explorer I in preparation
https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAjCM6 X Minus 80 Days (JPL Explorer I Documentary, 1958) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roXs-4oD63o @12:50 to 13:37 shows the assembly and spin testing of the high-speed stages and Explorer I. Explorer 1 Preparation and Launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw_ulaECjSg&t=695s @5:42 to 9:45 shows the assembly of the Explorer I payload onto the 4th stage and spin testing of the whole composite. Launching of Explorer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpO4EAf9rC0&t=230s @3:10 the opening in east elevation of the spin test building for viewing is visible and the Observation Pit can be seen though it is in the distance in this video. |
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