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Explorer 45
NASA satellite of the Explorer program. Explorer 45 was launched on November 15, 1971 aboard a Scout B from San Marco. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (May 3, 1987).
COSPAR 1971-096ANORAD 5598United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SSS 1
- Common name
- Explorer 45
- Payload designation
- SSS A
- Other names
- Explorer 45
- International designator
- 1971-096A
- NORAD catalog number
- 5598
- GCAT identifier
- S05598
- UN registration
- A/AC.105/INF.245
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Explorer SSS
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Platform (bus)
- SSS
Launch
- Date
- November 15, 1971 · 05:52 UTC
- Launch record
- 1971-096Success
- Rocket
- Scout B
- Spaceport
- San Marco
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- HEO
- Perigee
- 234 km
- Apogee
- 26,780 km
- Inclination
- 3.56°
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- May 3, 1987
- Last known active
- Sep 30, 1974
- End of operations
- Sep 30, 1974
Size
- Mass
- 52 kg
- Dry mass
- 52 kg
- Length
- 0.7 m
- Diameter
- 0.70 m
- Span
- 5.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q5853417 (CC0).