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Collection:
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NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
NASA Great Images in Nasa Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Explorer XVII Satellite
Title
Explorer XVII Satellite
Title
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Full Description:
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Weighing 405 lbs. (184 kg), this 35-inch (89-cm) pressurized stainless steel sphere measured the density, composition, pressure and temperature of Earth's atmosphere after its launch from Cape Canaveral on April 3, 1963. The mission was one of three that Goddard Space Flight Center specifically conducted to learn more about the atmosphere's physical properties?knowledge that they ultimately used for scientific and meteorological purposes. Explorer XVII carried two spectrometers, four vacuum pressure gauges and two electrostatic probes. Before it reached its intended orbit that ranged from 158 to 570 miles (254-917 km) above Earth, the satellite was spun up to about 90 rpm.
Full_Description
Weighing 405 lbs. (184 kg), this 35-inch (89-cm) pressurized stainless steel sphere measured the density, composition, pressure and temperature of Earth's atmosphere after its launch from Cape Canaveral on April 3, 1963. The mission was one of three that Goddard Space Flight Center specifically conducted to learn more about the atmosphere's physical properties?knowledge that they ultimately used for scientific and meteorological purposes. Explorer XVII carried two spectrometers, four vacuum pressure gauges and two electrostatic probes. Before it reached its intended orbit that ranged from 158 to 570 miles (254-917 km) above Earth, the satellite was spun up to about 90 rpm.
Full Description
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Date:
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01/01/1963
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NASA Center:
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Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA_Center
Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA Center
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Subject Category:
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Earth Science
Subject_Category
Earth Science
Subject Category
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Keywords:
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Space
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Keywords:
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Goddard
Keywords
Goddard
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Center
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Keywords:
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Satellite
Keywords
Satellite
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Explorer
Keywords
Explorer
Keywords
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Keywords:
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Flight
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Keywords:
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GSFC
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric
Keywords
Atmospheric
Keywords
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Keywords:
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XVII
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Audience:
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General Public
Audience
General Public
Audience
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Explorer
facet_what
Explorer
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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April 3, 1963
facet_when
April 3, 1963
facet_when
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facet_when:
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01-01-1963
facet_when
01-01-1963
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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1963
facet_when_year
1963
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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G-63-4001
Image_#
G-63-4001
Image #
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original_url:
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original_url
original_url
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UID:
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SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0115
UID
SPD-GRIN-GPN-2002-00 0115
UID
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Center:
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GSFC
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Center Number:
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G-63-4001
Center_Number
G-63-4001
Center Number
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GRIN DataBase Number:
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GPN-2002-000115
GRIN_DataBase_Number
GPN-2002-000115
GRIN DataBase Number
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Creator-Photographer:
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NASA
Creator-Photographer
NASA
Creator-Photographer
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Original Source:
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DIGITAL
Original_Source
DIGITAL
Original Source
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