Status
Success
Explorer 43 (IMP-I)
Launch Time
Sat Mar 13, 1971 16:15 UTC
Sat Mar 13, 1971 16:15 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Explorer 43 (IMP-I)
IMP-I continued the study, begun by earlier IMPs, of the interplanetary and outer magnetospheric regions by measuring energetic particles, plasma, and electric and magnetic fields. A radio astronomy experiment was also included in the spacecraft payload.
Payloads: 1
Highly Elliptical Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1971
22nd orbital launch attempt
Delta M
13th mission
2nd mission of 1971
11th successful mission
8th consecutive successful mission