Explorer 10

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Explorer 10
Explorer 10
Type: Research satellite
Country: United StatesUnited States United States
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNASA NASA
COSPAR-ID : 1961-010A
Mission dates
Dimensions: 79 kg
Begin: March 25, 1961, 15:17 UTC
Starting place: Cape Canaveral , LC-17
Launcher: Thor Delta
Status: out of service since March 27, 1961
Orbit data
Rotation time : 83.5 min
Orbit inclination : 33 °
Apogee height 180,999 km
Perigee height 220 km
Eccentricity : 0.89132

Explorer 10 was a satellite of the US space agency NASA as part of the Explorer program . The aim of the mission was to investigate the geomagnetic field and solar corpuscular radiation . Explorer 10 was brought into a highly elliptical orbit and was spin stabilized .

Due to its battery power supply, the satellite was designed for a service life of just 52 hours. He sent data throughout the mission. The latest information was sent from a distance of 42.3 Earth radii. It was the first satellite that could measure the shock wave of a solar flare.

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Individual evidence

  1. Explorer 10 - Launch Information in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed November 27, 2014.