Also called:
A-15 Particles and Fields
Subsatellite
Date of launch (range):
July 26, 1971 (ETR)
Date of ejection:
Aug. 4, 1971
Launch vehicle:
Saturn V
Shape:
hexagonal
Weight (kg):
36
Dimensions (m):
0.79 length
0.36, diameter
Power source:
solar cells plus AgCd battery Prime
contractor: TRW
Date of reentry:
N/A Selenocentric orbit in
1984
Responsible NASA center:
JSC
Objectives:
To gather data for one year related
to the moon's magnetic field, lunar gravity, and the solar
wind; ejected from Apollo 15 command and service module
scientific instrument module bay.
Experiments (responsible
organization):
Particle shadows and boundary layer
(Univ. of California at Berkeley)
Magnetometer (Univ. of California at
Los Angeles)
S-band transponder (JPL)
Results:
Returned data successfully until
early 1972.
Reference: NASA Hq. Release 71-119k, "Apollo 15 Press Kit," July 15, 1971; and NASA Hq. Release, "Apollo 15 Lunar Satellite," July 4, 1971.