Explorer 43 (IMP-I)
Explorer 43 (IMP-I or IMP-6) was a dedicated Interplanetary Monitoring Platform mission investigating the outer magnetosphere and solar-lunar-terrestrial phenomena with plasma, magnetic-field, and energetic-particle measurements.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Explorer XLIIIExplorer 43Interplanetary Monitoring Platform IIMP-IIMP-61971-019A
- Name
- Explorer 43 (IMP-I)
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- Explorer 43 (IMP-I or IMP-6) was a dedicated Interplanetary Monitoring Platform mission investigating the outer magnetosphere and solar-lunar-terrestrial phenomena with plasma, magnetic-field, and energetic-particle measurements.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1971-03-13
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 20:55:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 01:36:53 UTC
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