ICE (International Cometary Explorer)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/ICE_(International_Cometary_Explorer)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ICE
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:ISEE-3
gptkbp:cometEncounterDate 1985-09-11
gptkbp:cometEncountered gptkb:Comet_Giacobini–Zinner
gptkbp:communicationLost 2014
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID 1978-079A
gptkbp:heliocentricMissionEnd 1997
gptkbp:heliocentricMissionStart 1983
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ICE (International Cometary Explorer)
gptkbp:launchDate 1978-08-12
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-17A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_2914
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass 390 kg
gptkbp:missionType heliophysics
cometary science
gptkbp:notableEvent first spacecraft placed in a halo orbit at L1
first spacecraft to encounter a comet
first spacecraft to be repurposed for a comet encounter
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer_program
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
Earth-Sun L1 halo orbit
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer-3
gptkbp:purpose study solar wind and its interaction with Earth's magnetosphere
study cometary environment
gptkbp:reenteredEarthOrbit 2014
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:ISEE-1
gptkb:ISEE-2
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Halley's_Comet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5