Statements (47)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:spacecraft
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gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center |
gptkbp:collection |
radiation measurements
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gptkbp:dataTransmission |
high-speed telemetry
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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
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Van Allen Probes
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gptkbp:launchDate |
August 30, 2012
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gptkbp:launched |
NASA
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gptkbp:launchSite |
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launchVehicle |
gptkb:Atlas_V_401
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gptkbp:mission |
scientific research
polar orbit |
gptkbp:missions |
5 years
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:James_Van_Allen
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gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
two
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gptkbp:operationalStatus |
gptkb:University_of_Iowa
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory NASA active |
gptkbp:powers |
solar panels
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gptkbp:primaryMission |
study_Earth's_radiation_belts
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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
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gptkbp:significance |
understanding space weather
effects on human spaceflight impact on satellite operations |
gptkbp:successor |
Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE)
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gptkbp:weight |
1,200 kg
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