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Other Designations: Small Scientific Satellite. Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Destination: High Earth Orbit. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA.

Studies magnetosphere, energetic particles.

Typical orbit: 272 km x 18149 km at 3 degrees inclination. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb).

SSS Chronology

1971 November 15 - Explorer 45 - Program: Explorer. Launch Site: San Marco. Launch Complex: -. Launch Vehicle: Scout. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Perigee: 272 km (169 mi). Apogee: 18,149 km (11,277 mi). Inclination: 3.20 deg. Period: 322.80 min.
Studies magnetosphere, energetic particles. 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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