Explorer 43

USA

Interplanetary Monitoring Probe, also called IMP H

Launch data:

Designation05043 / 71019A
Launch date13 Mar 1971
Launch siteCC, LC-17A
Launch vehicleDelta-M6 (#83)
MissionScientific: magnetosphere study
Perigee/Apogee1845/203130km
Inclination31.2°
Period5957.9 min
Mass289 kg

End of life:

Decay02 Oct 1974
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