Explorer LXX

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis NASA scientists
international scientists
university researchers
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
gptkb:Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:contribution discovered new moons of Jupiter
analyzed atmospheric composition of Jupiter
mapped Jupiter's magnetic field
provided data on Jupiter's rings
studied solar wind interaction with Jupiter
gptkbp:data_return scientific data about Jupiter's atmosphere
gptkbp:data_transmission radio signals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Explorer LXX
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:launch_date 1975-03-05
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_IIIE
gptkbp:legacy contributed to planetary science
paved the way for future missions to outer planets
enhanced knowledge of solar system formation
increased understanding of gas giants
influenced design of subsequent spacecraft
gptkbp:mission 1977-01-01
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type planetary exploration
gptkbp:objective study Jupiter's radiation belts
study Jupiter's magnetic field
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbital_altitude Jupiter's orbit
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
gptkb:magnetometer
photopolarimeter
plasma wave instrument
gptkbp:status inactive
lost contact with Earth
remains in heliocentric orbit
transmitted data until 1980
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pioneer_10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explorer_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7