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Class: Solar. Destination: Medium Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: U.S. Navy, NASA.

Solar radiation data.

Typical orbit: 667 km x 871 km at 60 degrees inclination. Mass: 57 kg (125 lb).

IQSY Chronology

1965 November 19 - Explorer 30 - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: Wallops Island. Launch Complex: LA3A. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 57 kg (125 lb). Perigee: 671 km (416 mi). Apogee: 856 km (531 mi). Inclination: 59.70 deg. Period: 100.10 min.
Solar radiation data. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B).

Bibliography:

McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
McDowell, Jonathan, Launch Log, October 1998. Web Address when accessed: http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~jcm/space/log/launch.html.

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