Engineering:Transit 5E-1
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Short description: Artificial satellite of the United States Department of Defense
Transit 5E-1 | |
Mission type | Charged particle research Magnetospheric Solar research Geodesy |
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Operator | US Air Force |
COSPAR ID | 1963-038C |
Mission duration | 11 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 59 kilograms (130 lb) |
Dimensions | 0.46 m x 0.25 m |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 28 September 1963, 20:22 | UTC
Rocket | Thor DSV-2A Ablestar |
Launch site | Vandenberg Air Force Base LC-75-1-1 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Semi-major axis | 7,470.7 kilometers (4,642.1 mi) |
Perigee altitude | 1,070.9 kilometers (665.4 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 1,128.5 kilometers (701.2 mi) |
Inclination | 90.1 degrees |
Period | 107.1 minutes |
Transit 5E-1, International Designator 1963-038C, is an artificial satellite of the United States Department of Defense and launched on September 28, 1963, aboard a Thor rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base .[1]
Launch
Transit 5E-1 was launched to study charged particles, magnetic fields and solar spectra, as well as for geodetic research.[2]
It was launched to a polar orbit, from where it did geomagnetic and geodetic measurements. Electrical power was produced by four solar panels.[2] After August 1969, the satellite did measurements infrequently. The last data were transmitted in November, 1974.[3]
See also
- 1963 in spaceflight
References
- ↑ "Vandenberg SLC2E (launch on 28 September 1963)". http://www.astronautix.com/v/vandenbergslc2e.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Krebs, Gunter D.. "Transit-5E 1 (S/N 39)"". Gunter's Space Page. https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/transit-5e1.htm.
- ↑ "1963-038C (Transit 5E1)". NASA. https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1963-038C.
External links
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit 5E-1.
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