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Explorer 61

Magsat (Magnetic field Satellite, Applications Explorer Mission-C or AEM-C or Explorer 61) was a NASA / USGS (United States Geological Survey) spacecraft, launched on 30 October 1979. The mission was to map the Earth's magnetic field, the satellite had two magnetometers. The scalar (Cesium vapor) and vector magnetometers gave Magsat a capability beyond…

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Computers and data processing

Johns Hopkins UniversityApplied Physics LaboratoryRCA CDP1802MicroprocessorsMHz
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Launch

SLC-5Vandenberg Air Force BaseCaliforniaScout G-1Apogee
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Apogee altitude
578.40 km (359.40 mi)
Bus
Applications Explorer Mission
Contractor
Vought
COSPAR ID
1979-094A
Decay date
11 June 1980
Entered service
30 October 1979

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Explorer 61

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Edges42
Triples31
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.046512
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Explorer 61

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related to Spacecraft · 7
Explorer 61 → At, SAS-C, Scout, Sixteen, Small Astronomy Satellite, The, The Explorer
Apogee altitude · 1
Explorer 61 → 578.40 km (359.40 mi)
Bus · 1
Explorer 61 → Applications Explorer Mission
Contractor · 1
Explorer 61 → Vought
COSPAR ID · 1
Explorer 61 → 1979-094A
Decay date · 1
Explorer 61 → 11 June 1980
Entered service · 1
Explorer 61 → 30 October 1979
Inclination · 1
Explorer 61 → 96.80°
Launch date · 1
Explorer 61 → 30 October 1979, 14:16 UTC
Launch mass · 1
Explorer 61 → 158 kg (348 lb)

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magnetic satellite field spacecraft magsat magnetometer vector magnetometers orbit two scalar mission earth's explorer data nasa used launched earth launch

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Explorer 61Apogee altitude578.40 km (359.40 mi)1.00infobox
Explorer 61BusApplications Explorer Mission1.00infobox
Explorer 61ContractorVought1.00infobox
Explorer 61COSPAR ID1979-094A1.00infobox
Explorer 61Decay date11 June 19801.00infobox
Explorer 61Entered service30 October 19791.00infobox
Explorer 61Inclination96.80°1.00infobox
Explorer 61Launch date30 October 1979, 14:16 UTC1.00infobox
Explorer 61Launch mass158 kg (348 lb)1.00infobox
Explorer 61Launch siteVandenberg, SLC-51.00infobox
Explorer 61ManufacturerGoddard Space Flight Center1.00infobox
Explorer 61Mission duration7.5 months (achieved)1.00infobox
Explorer 61Mission typeSpace physics1.00infobox
Explorer 61NamesExplorer 61 Magsat-A AEM-C Applications Explorer Mission-C1.00infobox
Explorer 61OperatorNASA / USGS1.00infobox
Explorer 61Perigee altitude351.90 km (218.66 mi)1.00infobox
Explorer 61Period93.90 minutes1.00infobox
Explorer 61PowerSolar panels and batteries1.00infobox
Explorer 61Reference systemGeocentric orbit1.00infobox
Explorer 61RegimeLow Earth orbit1.00infobox
Explorer 61RocketScout G-1 (S-203C)1.00infobox
Explorer 61SATCAT no.116041.00infobox
Explorer 61SpacecraftExplorer LXI1.00infobox
Explorer 61Spacecraft typeMagnetic field Satellite1.00infobox

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