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International Cometary Explorer
American magnetospheric research satellite. International Cometary Explorer was launched on August 12, 1978 aboard a Delta 2914 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 13, 1978).
COSPAR 1978-079ANORAD 11004United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- ISEE 3
- Common name
- International Cometary Explorer
- Payload designation
- ISEE C
- International designator
- 1978-079A
- NORAD catalog number
- 11004
- GCAT identifier
- S11004
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/016
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- DeltaEx
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
- Platform (bus)
- IMP
Launch
- Date
- August 12, 1978 · 15:12 UTC
- Launch record
- 1978-079Success
- Rocket
- Delta 2914
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- CLO
- Perigee
- 180 km
- Apogee
- 1,151,164 km
- Inclination
- 28.90°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- August 13, 1978
- Last known active
- Sep 18, 2008
- End of operations
- May 5, 1997
Size
- Mass
- 479 kg
- Dry mass
- 389 kg
- Length
- 1.6 m
- Diameter
- 1.80 m
- Span
- 92.0 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00604
- Final central body
- Luna
- Phase start
- March 30, 1983
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · March 31, 1983
- Destination
- Earth
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 1978 | Earth | Nov 20, 1978 | Escaped to another body | SEL1 |
| Nov 20, 1978 | SEL1 | Jun 10, 1982 | Escaped to another body | Earth |
| Jun 10, 1982 | Earth | Feb 8, 1983 | Escaped to another body | SEL2 |
| Feb 8, 1983 | SEL2 | Feb 9, 1983 | Escaped to another body | Earth |
| Feb 9, 1983 | Earth | Mar 30, 1983 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Mar 31, 1983 | Earth | Apr 22, 1983 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Apr 22, 1983 | Luna | Apr 23, 1983 | Flyby | Earth |
| Apr 23, 1983 | Earth | Sep 27, 1983 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Sep 27, 1983 | Luna | Sep 28, 1983 | Flyby | Earth |
| Sep 28, 1983 | Earth | Oct 21, 1983 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Oct 21, 1983 | Luna | Oct 22, 1983 | Flyby | Earth |
| Oct 22, 1983 | Earth | Dec 22, 1983 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Dec 22, 1983 | Luna | Dec 22, 1983 | Renamed | — |
| Dec 22, 1983 | Luna | Dec 23, 1983 | Flyby | Earth |
| Dec 23, 1983 | Earth | Jan 2, 1984 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Jul 31, 2014 | Earth | Aug 10, 2014 | Escaped to another body | Luna |
| Aug 10, 2014 | Luna | Aug 11, 2014 | Flyby | Earth |
| Aug 11, 2014 | Earth | Aug 17, 2014 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q1475301 (CC0).