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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20546 TELS WO 3-6925
NASA TO LAUNCH
2nd INTERPLANETARY
EXPLORER SATELLITE
valuable scientific data until last June when its signal be-
came too weak to be picked up by NASA tracking stations.
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particles coming from the Sun and sources beyond the solar
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ping of this region on the Sun side of the Earth. (See section
entitled Scientific Findings of IMP I.)
the first IMP mission, the Delta will fly the X-258 third
degrees.
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the most part by the magnetic field lines in which they travel.
plasma and the geomagnetic field are also prime subjects for
they are:
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directional measurement.
meters in flight.
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Cosmic Rays
from outside the solar system and are of very high energy
and those which come from the Sun during certain periods of
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o plasma tnat reaches out from the Sun to envelop the Earth
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When a i'lare occurs at the proper place on the Sun,
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Flight Center)
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California)
Solar Winds
wind increase.
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noted in interplanetary space. Evaluation of the data
coupled with the known position of IMP in space has attributed
and changes in solar wind plus new insights into the intensity
these areas.
belt, Md.
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Key official;3 responsible Por the Interplanetary
Explorer program and its experiments are:
iNASA HEADQUARTERS
Dr. Homer 1E. INewell, Ausociate Administrator for 2pace
Science and Applications
Dr. John E. Nauo.le, Director, Geophysics and Astronomy
Programs Division
Dr. Alois VI. Schardt, Prorram Scientist
Frank Gaetano, Program Manager
T. Bland Norris, Delta Program Manager
Tlie Experimenters
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Cosmic Ray Experiment - Range versus energy loss
Dr. J. A. Simpson, Enrico
Fermi Institute, University
of Chicago
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FACT SHEET
(IMP B)
Inclination: 33 degrees
Period: 4 days, 12-2% hours
Velocity: 24,300 mph at perigee
780 mph at apogee
Weight: 136 pounds
Main Structure: Octagon, 28 inches by 28 inches; eight
inches high
Power system
Power: 38 watts
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Range a Ran e
Rid Ro.sman, North Carolina
Rate Stations Carnarvon, Australia
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tics:
Height: 90 -feet .
Maximum Diameter: 8 feet
Lift-off Weight: About 57 tons
First Stage: Modified Air Force Thor, produced by Douglas
Aircraft Co.
Fuel: Solid
Length: 59 inches
Diameter: 18 inches
been achieved.
between the second and third stages ignite and spin up the
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DATE 1-14-63 HKD
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