Explorer 47 (IMP-H)
Explorer 47 (IMP-H or IMP-7) was a dedicated Interplanetary Monitoring Platform mission collecting particle-and-field data and studying the cislunar environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Explorer XLVIIExplorer 47Interplanetary Monitoring Platform HIMP-HIMP-71972-076A
- Name
- Explorer 47 (IMP-H)
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- Explorer 47 (IMP-H or IMP-7) was a dedicated Interplanetary Monitoring Platform mission collecting particle-and-field data and studying the cislunar environment.
- Destination
- Near-circular cislunar Earth orbit at approximately 201,600–235,600 km from Earth (17–21° inclination; 12.3-day period after apogee-kick insertion)
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1972-09-23
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740059042
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 21:05:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 12:07:48 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles