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Explorer 20

Scout X-4 · Earth Science

1964Space Launch Complex 5, Vandenberg

Mission

Explorer 20 (IE A, Ionospheric Explorer A, TOPSI, Top Side Explorer or S 48) was designed to measure electron distribution, ion density and temperature, and to estimate cosmic noise levels between 2 and 7 MHz.

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Mission Facts

Provider
NASA
Rocket
Scout X-4
Orbit
LEO
Pad
Space Launch Complex 5
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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