Apollo 15 PFS-1 particles-and-fields lunar subsatellite spacecraft family
Apollo 15’s PFS-1 particles-and-fields subsatellite was deployed by the crew into lunar orbit on August 4, 1971. It measured the Moon’s plasma, particle, magnetic-field, and gravity environment, fulfilled its mission objectives, and returned about six months of data before an electronics failure ended most data channels in February 1972.
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- Aliases
- Apollo 15 SubsatelliteApollo 15DPFS-1Particles and Fields Subsatellite1971-063D
- Family Name
- Apollo 15 Subsatellite
- Full Name
- Apollo 15 PFS-1 particles-and-fields lunar subsatellite spacecraft family
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Apollo 15’s PFS-1 particles-and-fields subsatellite was deployed by the crew into lunar orbit on August 4, 1971. It measured the Moon’s plasma, particle, magnetic-field, and gravity environment, fulfilled its mission objectives, and returned about six months of data before an electronics failure ended most data channels in February 1972.
- First Flight Year
- 1,971
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:33:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:33:27 UTC