Explorer VII

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:analysis NASA scientists
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:collection remote sensing
gptkbp:contribution understanding of space weather
gptkbp:data_return scientific data
gptkbp:data_transmission telemetry
gptkbp:data_type radiation measurements
magnetic field data
radiation data
cosmic ray data
gptkbp:data_usage research and analysis
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1969
gptkbp:design 1 year
gptkbp:discovery gptkb:Van_Allen_radiation_belts
gptkbp:first_of_type gptkb:Explorer_series
gptkbp:frequency 137.5 MHz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Explorer VII
gptkbp:impact influenced future satellite missions
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1967
October 4, 1967
gptkbp:launch_mass 150 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launch_vehicle Delta D
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
Launch Complex 17 B
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mission gptkb:1968
gptkb:Earth_observation
completed
gptkbp:mission_duration 1 year
gptkbp:mission_type Earth science
gptkbp:objective measure magnetic fields
measure cosmic rays
measure radiation levels
study Earth's radiation environment
gptkbp:operational_status decommissioned
gptkbp:orbit_type Low Earth Orbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude 600 km
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 90 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 114 minutes
eventual reentry
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Explorer_8
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:cosmic_ray_detector
gptkb:magnetometer
microwave radiometer
gptkbp:speed gptkb:1969
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Explorer_8
gptkbp:weight 150 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Explorer_I
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7