Transit 5E-1
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Transit 5E-1, International Designator
1963-038C, , is an artificial satellite of the United States
Department Of Defense and launched in September 28, 1963, aboard a Thor rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base
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s and solar spectra, as well as doing geodetic
research.
It was launched to a polar orbit
, from where it did geomagnetic and geodetic measurements. Electrical power was produced by four solar panels. After August 1969, the satellite did measurements infrequently. The last data were transmitted in November, 1974.
International Designator
The International Designator, also known as COSPAR designation, and in the United States as NSSDC ID, is an international naming convention for satellites...
1963-038C, , is an artificial satellite of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Department Of Defense and launched in September 28, 1963, aboard a Thor rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Vandenberg Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base, located approximately northwest of Lompoc, California. It is under the jurisdiction of the 30th Space Wing, Air Force Space Command ....
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Mission
Transit 5E-1 was launched for studying charged particles, magnetic fieldMagnetic field
A magnetic field is a mathematical description of the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials. The magnetic field at any given point is specified by both a direction and a magnitude ; as such it is a vector field.Technically, a magnetic field is a pseudo vector;...
s and solar spectra, as well as doing geodetic
Geodesy
Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...
research.
It was launched to a polar orbit
Polar orbit
A polar orbit is an orbit in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited on each revolution. It therefore has an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator...
, from where it did geomagnetic and geodetic measurements. Electrical power was produced by four solar panels. After August 1969, the satellite did measurements infrequently. The last data were transmitted in November, 1974.