Status
Success
Explorer 47 (IMP-H)
Launch Time
Sat Sep 23, 1972 01:20 UTC
Sat Sep 23, 1972 01:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 47 (IMP-H)
IMP-H continued the study begun by earlier IMP spacecraft of the interplanetary and magnetotail regions from a nearly circular orbit, near 37 earth radii. This 16-sided drum-shaped spacecraft was 157 cm high and 135 cm in diameter. It was designed to measure energetic particles, plasma, and electric and magnetic fields. The spin axis was normal to the ecliptic plane, and the spin period was 1.3 s. The spacecraft was powered by solar cells and a chemical battery. Scientific data were telemetered at 1600 bps (with a secondary 400-bps rate available). The spacecraft was turned off on October 31, 1978.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 390.0 kg
High Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1972
78th orbital launch attempt
Delta 1000 Series
1st mission
1st mission of 1972
1st successful mission