International Sun-Earth Explorer-3

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Sun-Earth_Explorer-3

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:International_Cometary_Explorer gptkb:ISEE-3
gptkbp:cometEncounter	gptkb:Giacobini-Zinner
gptkbp:cometEncounterDate	1985-09-11
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dimensions	1.09 m diameter, 1.6 m high
gptkbp:followedBy	none
gptkbp:HalleyCometFlyby	1986-03-28
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	International Sun-Earth Explorer-3
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:solar_wind_ion_composition_experiment magnetometers cosmic ray detectors radio science experiment energetic particle detectors plasma detectors
gptkbp:lastContact	2014-09-16
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:notableFor	first spacecraft to encounter a comet first spacecraft to be repurposed for a new mission after original mission completion first spacecraft to be placed in a halo orbit at L1
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate	1978-08-20
gptkbp:orbitType	halo orbit around L1
gptkbp:powers	173 W
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:ISEE-2
gptkbp:primaryMissionEnd	1982
gptkbp:program	gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer_program
gptkbp:purpose	study interaction between solar wind and comets study solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:re-purposedAs	gptkb:International_Cometary_Explorer
gptkbp:reentryDate	none (still in solar orbit)
gptkbp:shape	hexagonal
gptkbp:solarArrays	6
gptkbp:status	inactive
gptkbp:website	https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/isee/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:ICE_(International_Cometary_Explorer)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6