Also called:
Small Scientific Satellite A
Date of launch (range):
Nov. 15, 1971 (San Marco)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Shape:
polyhedron (26-sided)
Weight (kg):
50
Dimensions (m):
0.64, diameter
Power source:
solar array plus AgCd battery
Prime contractor:
in-house
Date of reentry:
N/A
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project manager:
Gerald W. Longanecker
Project scientist:
Robert Hoffman
Objectives:
To study the dynamic processes that
occur in the inner magnetosphere from 2-5 earth radii
Experiments (responsible
organization):
Charged particle detectors:
.
Channeltrons (GSFC and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Solid-state proton detectors (NOAA
and MSFQ
Solid-state electron detectors
(NOAA)
Spin-stabilized channeltrons (GSFC
and NOAA)
Magnetic field detectors:
.
Fluxgate magnetometer (Univ. of
Minnesota)
Search-coil magnetometer (Univ. of
MN)
Electric field sensors:
.
AC (Univ. of Iowa)
DC (GSFQ
Results:
Successful; in operation through
Sept. 1974.
Reference: MOR S-857-71-01, Nov. 3, 1971.