Transit-5bn Satellite Launch Failure, Plutonium Dispersed in Reentry, April 21, 1964

A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95ย kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.

A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 pounds (0.95ย kg) of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.

Date: April 21, 1964

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