Explorer 17
| Exlporer 17 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| COSPAR | 1963-009A |
| Start | 3. dubna 1963, 01:55 UTC |
| Kosmodrom | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Nosná raketa | Delta-B |
| Stav objektu | Zanikl v atmosféře |
| Zánik | zánik |
| Zánik | 24. listopadu 1966 |
| Provozovatel | NASA (USA) |
| Výrobce | NASA |
| Druh | vědecká družice |
| Hmotnost | 185 kg |
| Některá data mohou pocházet z datové položky. | |
Explorer 17 (známá také jako Atmosphere Explorer-A ,zkráceně AE-A, neboS6) byla americká sonda, kterou vynesla na orbitu Země raketa Delta, odstartovala 3. dubna 1963. Byla určena ke studiu horních vrstev atmosféry. Sonda 24. listopadu 1966 zanikla po 1325 dnech činnosti v atmosféře.
Technické specifikace
Explorer 17 byla rotací stabilizovaná koule o průměru 95 cm. Na palubě byly umístěny čtyři tlakové senzory pro měření celkové hustoty neutronů, dva hmotnostní spektrometry a dvě elektrostatické sondy pro měření teploty a koncentrace elektronů.
Externí odkazy
Obrázky, zvuky či videa k tématu Explorer 17 na Wikimedia Commons - (anglicky) Jonathan's Space Home Page[nedostupný zdroj]
- (anglicky) NSSDC Master Catalog
- (česky) Space 40
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Weighing 405 lbs. (184 kg), this 35-inch (89-cm) pressurized stainless steel sphere measured the density, composition, pressure and temperature of Earth's atmosphere after its launch from Cape Canaveral on April 3, 1963. The mission was one of three that Goddard Space Flight Center specifically conducted to learn more about the atmosphere's physical properties?knowledge that they ultimately used for scientific and meteorological purposes. Explorer XVII carried two spectrometers, four vacuum pressure gauges and two electrostatic probes. Before it reached its intended orbit that ranged from 158 to 570 miles (254-917 km) above Earth, the satellite was spun up to about 90 rpm.
Weighing 405 lbs. (184 kg), this 35-inch (89-cm) pressurized stainless steel sphere measured the density, composition, pressure and temperature of Earth's atmosphere after its launch from Cape Canaveral on April 3, 1963. The mission was one of three that Goddard Space Flight Center specifically conducted to learn more about the atmosphere's physical properties?knowledge that they ultimately used for scientific and meteorological purposes. Explorer XVII carried two spectrometers, four vacuum pressure gauges and two electrostatic probes. Before it reached its intended orbit that ranged from 158 to 570 miles (254-917 km) above Earth, the satellite was spun up to about 90 rpm.