Name of the satellite | Explorer 14 |
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Other name(s) | EPE-B 00432 |
COSPAR designation | 62-051A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Paul G. Marcotte (retired) |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-GSFC |
Country or Space Agency | USA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1962-051A |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 02-10-1962 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 01-07-1966 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 45 |
Type of the orbits | HEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 2601 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 96189 / 15.1 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 2184.6 / 36.4 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 10 -> 1 |
Eccentricity | 0.83893 |
Inclination (°) | 42.8 |
Observed regions | Magnetosphere |
Observed waves | ***** |
Name of the experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometers |