Explorer 50

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:analysis ongoing research
gptkbp:application gptkb:space_weather_forecasting
gptkbp:collaboration yes
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:collection remote sensing
1973-1979
gptkbp:community global
gptkbp:contribution enhanced understanding of solar wind interactions
gptkbp:data_transmission radio signals
gptkbp:data_type digital
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:academic_research
10.7 MHz
gptkbp:field_of_study space physics
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Explorer 50
gptkbp:impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:magnetometer
particle detectors
plasma wave instrument
gptkbp:launch_date 1973-10-05
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle Delta D rocket
gptkbp:launch_window gptkb:1973
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy influenced future missions
gptkbp:mass approximately 200 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:1979
gptkb:NASA's_Explorer_program
successful
technical issues
understand magnetospheric dynamics
gptkbp:mission_duration 6 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:scientific_research
gptkbp:notable_mission important for space science.
gptkbp:objective study the Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbit_type low Earth orbit
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 90 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:product_quality high
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:scientists
collaborative efforts
gptkbp:publications numerous
gptkbp:released publicly available
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
electron spectrometer
fluxgate magnetometer
ion mass spectrometer
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:storage onboard tape recorder
gptkbp:successor Explorer 51
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dr._James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6