Satellite, IMP-E, Test Unit
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Westinghouse Electric
- Summary
- This artifact is an engineering test model for the Interplanetary Monitoring Platform E, also known as IMP-E and Explorer 35. This spacecraft, built by Westinghouse, was designed to provide data on the solar wind, magnetic fields and radiation near the moon. The flight model was placed into orbit on July 19, 1967, aboard a Delta vehicle. This engineering model was refurbished at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and then transferred to NASM in May 1976.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Inventory Number
- A19761836000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- SPACECRAFT-Uncrewed
- Materials
- Aluminum Alloy
- Plastic
- Multi-layer Insulation
- Rubber
- Copper Alloy
- Paint
- Adhesive Tape
- Dimensions
- 3-D: 50.8 × 33.7cm (1 ft. 8 in. × 1 ft. 1 1/4 in.)
- 3-D: 88.9 × 81.3 × 40.6cm (2 ft. 11 in. × 2 ft. 8 in. × 1 ft. 4 in.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19761836000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94c40c053-1387-4359-ba4c-55eca3b32212
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