Explorer 14
Explorer 14 satellite | |
| Names | EPE-B Energetic Particles Explorer-B NASA S-3A |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Space physics |
| Operator | NASA |
| Harvard designation | 1962 Beta Gamma 1 |
| COSPAR ID | 1962-051A |
| SATCAT no. | 00432 |
| Mission duration | 12 months (planned) 10 months (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | Explorer XIV |
| Spacecraft type | Energetic Particles Explorer |
| Bus | S-3 |
| Manufacturer | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Launch mass | 40 kg (88 lb) |
| Power | 4 deployable solar arrays and batteries |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 2 October 1962, 22:11:30 GMT |
| Rocket | Thor-Delta A (Thor 345 / Delta 013) |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC-17B |
| Contractor | Douglas Aircraft Company |
| Entered service | 2 October 1962 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 11 August 1963 |
| Decay date | 25 May 1988 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Highly elliptical orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 2,601 km (1,616 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 96,189 km (59,769 mi) |
| Inclination | 42.80° |
| Period | 2184.60 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Cosmic Rays Electrolytic Timer Experiment Fluxgate Magnetometers Proton Analyzer Proton-Electron Scintillation Detector Solar Aspect Sensor Solar Cell Damage Experiment Trapped Particle Radiation | |
Explorer program | |
Explorer 14, also called EPE-B or Energetic Particles Explorer-B, was a NASA spacecraft instrumented to measure cosmic-ray particles, trapped particles, solar wind protons, and magnetospheric and interplanetary magnetic fields. It was the second of the S-3 series of spacecraft, which also included Explorer 12, 14, 15, and 26. It was launched on 2 October 1962, aboard a Thor-Delta launch vehicle.