Explorer LXXI

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:Langley_Research_Center
gptkbp:contribution Insights into planetary formation
Data for future missions
Enhanced understanding of gas giants
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for science fiction
gptkbp:data_return Radiation measurements
Magnetic field data
Atmospheric composition data
Images of Jupiter
gptkbp:data_transmission gptkb:X-band_radio
gptkbp:design 3 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Explorer LXXI
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Significant
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:launch_date 1973-01-05
gptkbp:launch_mass 1000 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_IIIE
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to planetary science
Influenced the study of exoplanets
Paved the way for Voyager missions
gptkbp:mass 1000 kg
gptkbp:mission 1978-01-01
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Space_exploration
gptkbp:notable_event Detection of Jupiter's rings
Discovery of new moons of Jupiter
First close-up images of Jupiter
gptkbp:operational_period 1973 to 1978
gptkbp:operational_status Decommissioned
gptkbp:orbit_type Heliocentric orbit
gptkbp:orbital_period 11.86 Earth years
gptkbp:power_source gptkb:Radioisotope_Thermoelectric_Generator
gptkbp:public_interest gptkb:High
gptkbp:scientific_goals Study Jupiter's atmosphere
Study Jupiter's magnetic field
Study Jupiter's moons
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:magnetometer
Cosmic ray detector
Plasma wave instrument
Imaging system
gptkbp:status Data still being analyzed
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Pioneer_10
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explorer_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7