Explorer 35
Explorer 35, (IMP-E, AIMP-2, Anchored IMP-2, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-E), was a spin-stabilized spacecraft built by NASA as part of the Explorer program. It was designed for the study of the interplanetary plasma, magnetic field, energetic particles, and solar X-rays, from lunar orbit.
Explorer 35 satellite | |
| Names | IMP-E AIMP-2 Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-2 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Space physics |
| Operator | NASA |
| COSPAR ID | 1967-070A |
| SATCAT no. | 02884 |
| Mission duration | 2167 days (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Explorer XXXV |
| Spacecraft type | Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform |
| Bus | AIMP |
| Manufacturer | Langley Research Center |
| Launch mass | 104.3 kg |
| Payload mass | 23.1 kg (51 lb) |
| Dimensions | 71 × 20.3 cm (28.0 × 8.0 in) |
| Power | 70 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 19 July 1967, 14:19:02 GMT |
| Rocket | Thor-Delta E1 (Thor 488 / Delta 050) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-17B |
| Contractor | Douglas Aircraft Company |
| Entered service | 19 July 1967 |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 24 June 1973 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Selenocentric orbit |
| Periselene altitude | 764 km (475 mi) |
| Aposelene altitude | 7,886 km (4,900 mi) |
| Inclination | 147.30° |
| Period | minutes |
| Lunar orbiter | |
| Orbital insertion | 21 July 1967 |
| Instruments | |
| AMES Magnetic Fields Bistatic Radar Observations of the Lunar Surface Electron and Proton Detectors GSFC Magnetometer Low-Energy Integral Spectrum Measurement Experiment Micrometeorite Flux Plasma Probe Selenodetic Studies Solar Cell Damage | |
Explorer program | |
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