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Experiments

Electron density MHz Faraday Hawaii Fluxgate magnetometer

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Mission

Thor-Able Highly elliptical orbit Spin-stabilized Spin axis Right ascension

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ASAT test

Anti-satellite missile Bold Orion Atlantic Missile Range Drop Zone

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Overview

NASA GMT Cosmic rays Geomagnetism Radio propagation

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Apogee altitude: 41,900 km (26,000 mi)
Bus: S-2
Contractor: Douglas Aircraft Company
COSPAR ID: 1959-004A
Decay date: 1 July 1961
Entered service: 7 August 1959

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Nodes60

Edges59

Triples46

Avg. degree1.97

Density0.033333

Components1

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Explorer 6

Top relations

related to ASAT test · 12

Explorer 6 → AMR DZ, ASAT, Atlantic Missile Range Drop, Bold Orion, Explorer, Launch, North, October, On, The, West, Zone

related to First image of Earth by a satellite · 9

Explorer 6 → August, Earth, Explorer, Hawaii, It, Mexico, On, Pacific Ocean, The

Apogee altitude · 1

Explorer 6 → 41,900 km (26,000 mi)

Bus · 1

Explorer 6 → S-2

Contractor · 1

Explorer 6 → Douglas Aircraft Company

COSPAR ID · 1

Explorer 6 → 1959-004A

Decay date · 1

Explorer 6 → 1 July 1961

Entered service · 1

Explorer 6 → 7 August 1959

Harvard designation · 1

Explorer 6 → 1959-Delta 1

Inclination · 1

Explorer 6 → 47.0°

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satellite data experiment 1959 telescope explorer earth electrons chamber protons tube km magnetometer launch analog digital low-energy august designed mev

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Explorer 6	Apogee altitude	41,900 km (26,000 mi)	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Bus	S-2	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Contractor	Douglas Aircraft Company	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	COSPAR ID	1959-004A	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Decay date	1 July 1961	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Entered service	7 August 1959	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Harvard designation	1959-Delta 1	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Inclination	47.0°	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Last contact	6 October 1959	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Launch date	7 August 1959, 14:24:20 GMT	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Launch mass	64.4 kg (142 lb)	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Launch site	Cape Canaveral, LC-17A	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Manufacturer	Jet Propulsion Laboratory TRW	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Mission duration	60 days (achieved)	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Mission type	Earth science	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Names	S-2	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Operator	NASA	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Perigee altitude	237 km (147 mi)	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Period	754.0 minutes	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Reference system	Geocentric orbit	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Regime	Highly elliptical orbit	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Rocket	Thor DM-18 Able III (Thor 134)	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	SATCAT no.	00015	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Spacecraft	Explorer VI	1.00	infobox
Explorer 6	Spacecraft type	Science Explorer	1.00	infobox

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