Statements (65)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Explorer_39
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gptkbp:affiliated_with |
various universities
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gptkbp:allows |
instrument sensitivity
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gptkbp:analysis |
statistical analysis
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gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:none
international researchers |
gptkbp:collection |
magnetic field data
energetic particle data plasma density measurements |
gptkbp:communication |
radio signals
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gptkbp:contribution |
enhanced understanding of solar wind interactions
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gptkbp:critical_reception |
ground stations
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gptkbp:data_type |
digital
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gptkbp:data_usage |
educational purposes
scientific analysis NASA databases 1 kbps |
gptkbp:field_of_study |
space physics
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gptkbp:frequency |
10 M Hz
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gptkbp:historical_context |
theoretical models
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Explorer 40
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gptkbp:impact |
high
influenced future missions |
gptkbp:instrument |
gptkb:video_game
particle detectors plasma wave instrument |
gptkbp:is_considered |
cross-referencing with other missions
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gptkbp:launch_date |
1970-08-05
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gptkbp:launch_site |
gptkb:cape
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle |
approximately 150 kg
Delta D |
gptkbp:launched |
gptkb:1970
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gptkbp:legacy |
contributed to understanding of magnetosphere
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gptkbp:manufacturer |
gptkb:NASA
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gptkbp:mission |
gptkb:Research_Institute
1975-12-31 radiation exposure technical manuals polar orbit post-mission analysis Explorer program NASA reports successfully met objectives detailed magnetosphere mapping pioneering studies in space science understand space weather effects |
gptkbp:mission_duration |
approximately 5 years
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gptkbp:objective |
study the Earth's magnetosphere
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gptkbp:operational_status |
completed
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination |
90 degrees
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gptkbp:orbital_period |
approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:power_output |
solar panels
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gptkbp:provides_information_on |
NASA archives
publicly available inter-agency partnerships |
gptkbp:publishes |
gptkb:academic_journal
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gptkbp:receives_funding_from |
NASA budget
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gptkbp:research |
new theories in magnetospheric physics
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gptkbp:scientific_classification |
awards and honors
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gptkbp:status |
decommissioned
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gptkbp:storage |
tape recorders
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gptkbp:student_enrollment |
long-term storage
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Explorer_41
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