Interstellar Boundary Explorer
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Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is a NASA spacecraft mission designed to map and study the outer boundaries of the heliosphere where the solar wind meets interstellar space.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| IBEX | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft mission
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heliophysics mission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | IBEX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| affiliation | NASA Heliophysics Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataType | energetic neutral atom sky maps ⓘ |
| detects | energetic neutral atoms from the heliosphere boundary ⓘ |
| discovers | ribbon of enhanced energetic neutral atom emission in the sky ⓘ |
| instrument |
IBEX-Hi
NERFINISHED
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IBEX-Lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| launchDate | 2008-10-19 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kwajalein Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Pegasus XL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Southwest Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maps | global structure of the heliosphere ⓘ |
| mass | approximately 460 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionCategory | space telescope of energetic neutral atoms ⓘ |
| missionDurationExtended | more than 2 years ⓘ |
| missionDurationPlanned | 2 years ⓘ |
| missionGoal |
to determine the global interaction between the solar wind and local interstellar medium
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to understand the outer boundaries of the heliosphere ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth-orbiting observatory
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heliosphere mapping mission ⓘ |
| observesRegion |
heliopause
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heliosheath ⓘ termination shock ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitingBody | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType | highly elliptical Earth orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | NASA Explorer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | David J. McComas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Small Explorer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to map the outer boundaries of the heliosphere
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to study the interaction between the solar wind and interstellar medium ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
astrophysics
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heliophysics ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| shape | octagonal spacecraft bus ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| studies |
energetic neutral atoms
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heliosphere ⓘ interstellar medium ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nasa.gov/ibex ⓘ |
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