International Cometary Explorer

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Cometary_Explorer

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:ICE gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer-3
gptkbp:communicationLost	2014-09-16
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned	1997-05-05
gptkbp:distanceFromCometAtClosestApproach	7,800 km
gptkbp:firstBook	first spacecraft to visit a comet
gptkbp:flyby	gptkb:Comet_Giacobini–Zinner
gptkbp:flybyDate	1985-09-11
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Cometary Explorer
gptkbp:instrument	magnetometers cosmic ray detectors radio science experiment energetic particle detectors plasma detectors solar wind analyzers plasma wave analyzers ultraviolet photometers
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	479 kg
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer_program
gptkbp:missionType	heliophysics cometary science
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first spacecraft to directly investigate a comet
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Robert_Farquhar
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	heliocentric
gptkbp:purpose	study solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:reenteredEarthVicinity	2014
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:ISEE-1 gptkb:ISEE-2
gptkbp:status	inactive
gptkbp:targetComet	gptkb:Comet_Giacobini–Zinner gptkb:Comet_Halley
gptkbp:website	https://science.nasa.gov/missions/ice/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Comet_Giacobini–Zinner gptkb:21P/Giacobini-Zinner gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer_3 gptkb:comet_21P/Giacobini–Zinner gptkb:ISEE-3 gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer-3
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7