Explorer 71
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Explorer 71 is a NASA Explorer-series scientific satellite better known as the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE), designed to study energetic particles from the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and galactic sources.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA Explorer-series satellite
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scientific satellite ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ACE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Advanced Composition Explorer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contractor | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataUse |
early warning of geomagnetic storms
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research on galactic cosmic rays ⓘ research on solar energetic particle events ⓘ space weather forecasting ⓘ |
| distanceFromEarth | about 1.5 million kilometers ⓘ |
| instrument |
CRIS
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EPAM NERFINISHED ⓘ MAG NERFINISHED ⓘ SIS NERFINISHED ⓘ SWEPAM NERFINISHED ⓘ SWICS NERFINISHED ⓘ SWIMS NERFINISHED ⓘ ULEIS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| launchDate | 1997-08-25 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Station Space Launch Complex 17A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7920-8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionType |
heliophysics mission
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solar and heliospheric observatory ⓘ space physics mission ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbit | halo orbit around Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Sun–Earth L1 ⓘ |
| orbitType | Lissajous/halo orbit ⓘ |
| power | about 470 watts ⓘ |
| primaryTarget |
energetic particles
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interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| program | Explorer program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
measure composition of energetic particles
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measure composition of solar wind particles ⓘ study energetic particles from galactic sources ⓘ study energetic particles from the Sun ⓘ study energetic particles in the interplanetary medium ⓘ |
| scienceTeamInstitution |
California Institute of Technology
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Princeton University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | ACE spacecraft bus ⓘ |
| spacecraftMass | about 785 kilograms ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
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