APEX

USA

Spacecraft n°:

USA satellite n°:

Advanced Photovoltaic and Electronic eXperiments, also called P90-1

Launch data:

Designation	23191 / 94046A
Launch date	03 Aug 1994 - 14:38 UT
Launch site	Ed, B-52, RW04/22
Launch vehicle	Pegasus (#7)
Mission	Scientific:magnetosphere study
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	360/2534 km
Inclination	69.9°
Period	115 min
Mass at launch	260 kg

Carries a variety of advanced solar cell experiments for the US Air Force: Photovoltaic Array and Space Power Plus Diagnostics (PASP-Plus), Ferroelectric Experiment (FERRO), and Cosmic Ray Upset Experiment (CRUX) to check the impact of radiation in the Van Allen belt on the other two target instruments.

Platform: Pegastar

Transmission: 2212.57 MHz

Ref.: #15, #27b - update: 23.05.08

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