Explorer 27

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:collection magnetic field data
plasma data
radiation data
gptkbp:communication_system radio communication
gptkbp:community academic institutions
international researchers
space agencies
NASA scientists
gptkbp:contribution provided data for future missions
enhanced understanding of space weather
contributed to magnetospheric physics
gptkbp:control_system attitude control system
gptkbp:data_transmission telemetry
gptkbp:data_type raw data
digital data
processed data
analog data
gptkbp:data_usage used by researchers worldwide
contributed to academic publications
influenced space science policy
gptkbp:funding government funding
research grants
NASA budget
international collaboration funding
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Explorer 27
gptkbp:impact influenced future satellite designs
enhanced predictive models for space weather
led to new theories in space physics
shaped magnetospheric research
gptkbp:launch_date 1965-01-29
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 100 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle Delta D
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future missions
inspired new technologies
part of the Explorer program
gptkbp:mission completed
1966-01-29
investigate magnetic field variations
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 1 year
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:objective study the Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type low Earth orbit
gptkbp:payload_capacity approximately 100 kg
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Explorer_28
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:magnetometer
particle detectors
cosmic ray detectors
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Explorer_28
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explorer_1
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4