Explorer 35

Explorer 35
Explorer 35 satellite
NamesIMP-E
AIMP-2
Anchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-2
Mission typeSpace physics
OperatorNASA
COSPAR ID1967-070A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.02884
Mission duration2167 days (achieved)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftExplorer XXXV
Spacecraft typeAnchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform
BusAIMP
ManufacturerLangley Research Center
Launch mass104.3 kg[1]
Payload mass23.1 kg (51 lb)
Dimensions71 × 20.3 cm (28.0 × 8.0 in)
Power70 watts
Start of mission
Launch date19 July 1967, 14:19:02 GMT[2]
RocketThor-Delta E1 (Thor 488 / Delta 050)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, LC-17B
ContractorDouglas Aircraft Company
Entered service19 July 1967
End of mission
Deactivated24 June 1973
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSelenocentric orbit
Periselene altitude764 km (475 mi)
Aposelene altitude7,886 km (4,900 mi)
Inclination147.30°
Periodminutes
Lunar orbiter
Orbital insertion21 July 1967
Instruments
AMES Magnetic Fields
Bistatic Radar Observations of the Lunar Surface
Electron and Proton Detectors
GSFC Magnetometer
Low-Energy Integral Spectrum Measurement Experiment
Micrometeorite Flux
Plasma Probe
Selenodetic Studies
Solar Cell Damage
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Explorer 35, (IMP-E, AIMP-2, Anchored IMP-2, Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-E), was a spin-stabilized spacecraft built by NASA as part of the Explorer program. It was designed for the study of the interplanetary plasma, magnetic field, energetic particles, and solar X-rays, from lunar orbit.[3]

  1. ^ "Explorer 35". NASA Solar System Exploration. NASA's Solar System Exploration website. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Display: Explorer 35 (AIMP-2) 1967-070A". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.