1963 · United States Air Force
Explorer 17
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Explorer 17 carried four pressure gauges for the measurement of total neutral particle density, two mass spectrometers for the measurement of certain neutral particle concentrations, and two electrostatic probes for ion concentration and electron temperature measurements.
Overview
- Date / time
- April 3, 1963 at 02:00 AM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Mission
- Explorer 17
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit