Long Duration Exposure Facility

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Long_Duration_Exposure_Facility
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1984-034B
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diameter 4.3 m
gptkbp:duration 5 years, 8 months
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Long Duration Exposure Facility
gptkbp:launchDate 1984-04-06
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Challenger
gptkbp:length 9.1 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Langley_Research_Center
gptkbp:mass 9,700 kg
gptkbp:missionType materials science
space science
gptkbp:NORAD_ID 14840
gptkbp:notableMission biological experiments
study of cosmic dust
electronics exposure
exposure of materials to space
study of micrometeoroid impacts
gptkbp:numberOfExperiments 57
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Low_Earth_Orbit
gptkbp:purpose study effects of long-term exposure to space environment
gptkbp:recoveryMethod 1990-01-11
gptkbp:recoveryVehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Columbia
gptkbp:restored gptkb:STS-32_mission
gptkbp:status recovered
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/factsheets/LDEF.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LPDE
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6