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Explorer 14
Explorer 14 satellite
NamesEPE-B
Energetic Particles Explorer-B
NASA S-3A
Mission typeSpace physics
OperatorNASA
Harvard designation1962 Beta Gamma 1
COSPAR ID1962-051A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.00432
Mission duration12 months (planned)
10 months (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftExplorer XIV
Spacecraft typeEnergetic Particles Explorer
BusS-3
ManufacturerGoddard Space Flight Center
Launch mass40 kg (88 lb)
Power4 deployable solar arrays and batteries
Start of mission
Launch date2 October 1962, 22:11:30 GMT
RocketThor-Delta A (Thor 345 / Delta 013)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-17B
ContractorDouglas Aircraft Company
Entered service2 October 1962
End of mission
Last contact11 August 1963
Decay date25 May 1988
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric orbit
RegimeHighly elliptical orbit
Perigee altitude2,601 km (1,616 mi)
Apogee altitude96,189 km (59,769 mi)
Inclination42.80°
Period2184.60 minutes
Instruments
Cosmic Rays
Electrolytic Timer Experiment
Fluxgate Magnetometers
Proton Analyzer
Proton-Electron Scintillation Detector
Solar Aspect Sensor
Solar Cell Damage Experiment
Trapped Particle Radiation
Explorer program
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Explorer 14, also called EPE-B or Energetic Particles Explorer-B, was a NASA spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields. It was the second of the S-3 series of spacecraft, which also included Explorer 12, 14, 15, and 26.[1][2] It was launched on 2 October 1962, aboard a Thor-Delta launch vehicle.[2]

  1. ^ NASA:SP-4312 Dreams, Hopes, Realities-Chapter 1:Goddard's First Forty: The Quest to Learn Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b "Display: Explorer 14 1962-051A". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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