SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

 

Table 3-83. Other Explorer-Class Satellites

 

Satellite

Launch Date

Cooperative Project With

Class

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Aeros 1

Dec. 16, 1972

West Germany

Aeronomy

Aeros 2

July 16, 1974

West Germany

Aeronomy

ANS 1

Aug. 30, 1974

Netherlands

Astronomy

Ariel 4

Dec. 11, 1971

United Kingdom

Ionospheric physics

Ariel 5

Oct. 15, 1974

United Kingdom

X-ray astronomy

Azur

Nov. 7, 1969

West Germany

Solar physics

Boreas

Oct. 1, 1969

European Space Research Org

Ionospheric physics

Cameo

Oct. 24, 1978

N/A

Ionospheric physics

ESRO 4

Nov. 21, 1972

ESRO

Ionospheric physics

GEOS 1

Apr. 20, 1977

European Space Agency

Magnetospheric physics

GEOS 2

July 14, 1978

ESA

Magnetospheric physics

HCMM

Apr. 26, 1978

N/A

Thermal dynamics

Helios 1

Dec. 10, 1974

West Germany

Solar physics

Helios 2

Jan. 15, 1976

West Germany

Solar physics

HEOS 2

Jan. 31, 1972

ESRO

Magnetospheric physics

INTASAT

Nov. 15, 1974

Spain

Ionospheric physics

ISEE 1

Oct. 22, 1977

ESA

Magnetospheric physics

ISEE 2

Oct. 22, 1977

ESA

Magnetospheric physics

ISEE 3

Aug. 12, 1978

ESA

Magnetospheric physics

Isis 1

Jan. 30, 1969

Canada

Ionospheric physics

ISIS2

Mar. 31, 1971

Canada

Ionospheric physics

IUE 1

Jan. 26, 1978

ESA and United Kingdom

Ultraviolet astronomy

Miranda

Mar. 8, 1974

United Kingdom

Technology

San Marco 3

Apr. 24, 1971

Italy

Atmospheric physics

San Marco 4

Feb. 18, 1974

Italy

Atmospheric physics

Solrad 11A

Mar. 15, 1976

Naval Research Laboratory

Solar physics

Solrad 11B

Mar. 15, 1976

NRL

Solar physics

TD-1A

May. 11, 1972

ESRO

Ultraviolet astronomy


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