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Launch SuccessfulNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Trailblazer 2: Trailblazer IIb
Atmospheric reentry research payloads
Sunday, 6 May 1962
Trailblazer 2
Mission Data
🇺🇸National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationEst. 1958
Launch VehicleTrailblazer 2
Vehicle FamilyTrailblazer
Vehicle Record3 of 3 launches (100%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record122 successes / 20 failures (86%)
Success Streak12 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitSuborbital
Launch PadUnknown Pad
Location🇺🇸 Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, USA USA
Agency Launches This Year#4
Launches From This Pad8
Launches From This Site87
Status Note
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
About Trailblazer 2
American test vehicle. NASA rocket designed for high-speed re-entry tests.
Launch Site
Unknown Pad · 37.9386°N 75.4594°W
Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.