 Explorer 13 satellite | |||||||||||||
| Names | S-55A | ||||||||||||
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| Mission type | Micrometeoroid research | ||||||||||||
| Operator | NASA | ||||||||||||
| Harvard designation | 1961 Chi 1 | ||||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 1961-022A | ||||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 00180 | ||||||||||||
| Mission duration | 2.5 days (achieved) | ||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||
| Spacecraft | Explorer XIII | ||||||||||||
| Spacecraft type | Science Explorer | ||||||||||||
| Bus | S-55 | ||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Goddard Space Flight Center | ||||||||||||
| Launch mass | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 61 × 1.92 cm (24.02 × 0.76 in) cylinder | ||||||||||||
| Power | Solar cells and nickel-cadmium batteries | ||||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||||
| Launch date | 25 August 1961, 18:29:44 GMT[1] | ||||||||||||
| Rocket | Scout X-1 (ST-6) | ||||||||||||
| Launch site | Wallops Flight Facility, LA-3 | ||||||||||||
| Contractor | Vought | ||||||||||||
| Entered service | 25 August 1961 | ||||||||||||
| End of mission | |||||||||||||
| Last contact | 28 August 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Decay date | 28 August 1961 | ||||||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||||||
| Regime | Low Earth orbit | ||||||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 125 km (78 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 1,164 km (723 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Inclination | 37.7° | ||||||||||||
| Period | 97.5 minutes | ||||||||||||
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Explorer 13, (also called S-55A), was a NASA satellite launched as part of the Explorer program on 25 August 1961, at 18:29:44 GMT,[1] from Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Virginia.[2]
- ^ a b "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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