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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:analysis
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ongoing
graphs and charts
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gptkbp:application
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climate studies
|
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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international space agencies
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gptkbp:collaboration
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yes
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gptkbp:collaborations
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various institutions
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gptkbp:collection
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magnetic field measurements
energetic particle measurements
plasma density measurements
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gptkbp:community
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global
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gptkbp:conference
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presented findings
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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understanding of space weather
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gptkbp:data_transmission
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radio signals
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gptkbp:data_type
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digital
magnetospheric data
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gptkbp:data_usage
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research and education
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1995
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gptkbp:funding
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NASA budget
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gptkbp:historical_interpretation
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gptkb:complex
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gptkbp:home_ground
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gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
|
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Explorer 46
|
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:significant
high
|
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gptkbp:launch_mass
|
approximately 300 kg
|
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
|
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
|
gptkb:Delta_II
|
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gptkbp:launch_window
|
gptkb:1987
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gptkbp:launched
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1987-06-24
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gptkbp:legacy
|
contributed to future missions
|
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gptkbp:mission
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yes
Earth science
technical issues
1995-12-31
successful data collection
understand magnetospheric dynamics
planned decommissioning
|
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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8 years
|
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gptkbp:mission_type
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gptkb:scientific_research
|
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gptkbp:objective
|
study the Earth's magnetosphere
|
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:NASA
|
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gptkbp:orbit_type
|
low Earth orbit
|
|
gptkbp:orbital_inclination
|
approximately 90 degrees
|
|
gptkbp:orbital_period
|
approximately 90 minutes
|
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gptkbp:part_of
|
Explorer program
|
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gptkbp:power_source
|
solar panels
|
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gptkbp:product_quality
|
high
|
|
gptkbp:provides_information_on
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gptkb:scientists
with universities
with international researchers
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gptkbp:publications
|
numerous
|
|
gptkbp:released
|
public access
|
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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other missions
|
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gptkbp:research_output
|
new discoveries
|
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gptkbp:scientific_goals
|
advance knowledge of space phenomena
|
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gptkbp:scientific_instruments
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gptkb:magnetometer
particle detectors
plasma wave instrument
|
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gptkbp:spacecraft
|
gptkb:satellite
|
|
gptkbp:storage
|
onboard tape recorder
|
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gptkbp:student_enrollment
|
archived
|
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gptkbp:successor
|
Explorer 47
|
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gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Dr._James_Van_Allen
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
6
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