Explorer LXXVI

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:aired_on gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Marshall_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Johnson_Space_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:contact 1973-08-21
gptkbp:contribution enhanced understanding of planetary atmospheres
improved models of solar system formation
discovered new moons of Jupiter
provided data on Jupiter's rings
contributed to the study of magnetospheres
gptkbp:data_return scientific data
gptkbp:data_transmission radio waves
gptkbp:data_type digital
gptkbp:final_contact 1976-01-01
gptkbp:frequency 8.4 GHz
gptkbp:height 1.5 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Explorer LXXVI
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:launch_date 1973-08-20
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 300 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle Delta 2914
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future missions to outer planets
influenced the design of subsequent spacecraft.
gptkbp:length 2.4 meters
gptkbp:mission gptkb:1976
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 3 years
gptkbp:mission_type planetary exploration
gptkbp:objective study Jupiter's atmosphere
study solar wind interactions
study Jupiter's magnetic field
study Jupiter's moons
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbital_period 11.86 years
gptkbp:power_source radioisotope thermoelectric generator
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
gptkb:magnetometer
photopolarimeter
plasma wave instrument
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkbp:weight approximately 200 kg
gptkbp:width 1.5 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explorer_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7