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Explorer 7

Juno II · Astrophysics

1959Launch Complex 5, Cape Canaveral

Mission

Explorer 7 was designed to measure solar x-ray and Lyman-alpha flux, trapped energetic particles, and heavy primary cosmic rays. Secondary objectives included collecting data on micrometeoroid penetration, molecular sputtering and studying the Earth-atmosphere heat balance.

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Mission Facts

Provider
NASA
Rocket
Juno II
Orbit
LEO
Pad
Launch Complex 5
NET precision
Year
Data source
LL2
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