Van Allen Probes

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:collection radiation measurements
gptkbp:dataTransmission high-speed telemetry
gptkbp:dataUsage academic research
educational purposes
public outreach
publicly accessible
commercial applications
government studies
gptkbp:dimensions 1.5 m x 1.5 m x 1.5 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Van Allen Probes
gptkbp:launchDate August 30, 2012
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:mission scientific research
polar orbit
gptkbp:missions 5 years
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:James_Van_Allen
gptkbp:numberOfStudents two
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
NASA
active
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission study_Earth's_radiation_belts
gptkbp:researchInterest provided data for climate models
contributed to radiation belt research
enhanced understanding of particle dynamics
informed future missions
gptkbp:scientificName educators
engineers
astrophysicists
particle detectors
geophysicists
magnetometers
space scientists
electric field instruments
gptkbp:secondaryMission 2017
gptkbp:significance understanding space weather
effects on human spaceflight
impact on satellite operations
gptkbp:successor Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
gptkbp:weight 1,200 kg