Also called:
Radio Astronomy Explorer B
(RAE-B)
Date of launch (range):
June 10, 1973 (ETR)
Launch vehicle:
Delta 1913
Shape:
truncated cylinder with 4 solar
paddles
Weight (kg):
330.2
Dimensions (m):
0.92, diameter; 1.83 with cameras and
solar arrays
0.79, height; 1.47, with cameras and
solar arrays
1.60, length with cameras and solar
arrays
Power source:
solar array plus NiCd battery
Prime contractor:
in-house
Date of reentry:
N/A
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project manager:
John T. Shea
Project scientist:
Robert G. Stone
Objectives:
To measure from lunar orbit the
intensity of radio signals from celestial sources as a
function of frequency, direction, and time in the frequency
range below 20 MHz.
Experiments (responsible
organization):
..
Galactic studies (GSFQ
Sporadic low-frequency solar radio
bursts (GSFQ
Observations of sporadic Jovian
bursts (GSFC)
Radio emission from the terrestrial
magnetosphere (GSFQ
Observations of cosmic sources
(GSFQ
Results:
Successful; in addition to data from
the experiments, lunar gravity analysis data were also
obtained.
Reference: MOR S-877-73-02, June 6, 1973.