L'Explorateur is a soft-ripened French triple cream cow's-milk cheese made in the Île-de-France region of France.
[1] Created in the 1950s, it was named to honor the first US Satellite, Explorer.
As a triple creme, the fat content of its dry matter is about 75%.
[2]: 215 It has a squat cylindrical shape, and has a smooth, unpressed texture.
[2]: 215 Its name is a registered trademark of its manufacturer.