Explorer 32 Atmospheric Explorer-B Ionospheric Research Spacecraft Family
Explorer 32, also known as Atmospheric Explorer-B or AE-B, was a NASA direct-measurement upper-atmosphere satellite launched on May 25, 1966. Its neutral and ion mass spectrometers, electrostatic probes, and density gauges measured ion and neutral composition, electron concentration and temperature, and thermospheric structure across altitude, latitude, local time, and solar activity during its roughly ten-month science mission.
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- Aliases
- Explorer 32Explorer XXXIIAE-BAtmospheric Explorer-B1966 46AExplorer 32 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Explorer 32
- Full Name
- Explorer 32 Atmospheric Explorer-B Ionospheric Research Spacecraft Family
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Explorer 32, also known as Atmospheric Explorer-B or AE-B, was a NASA direct-measurement upper-atmosphere satellite launched on May 25, 1966. Its neutral and ion mass spectrometers, electrostatic probes, and density gauges measured ion and neutral composition, electron concentration and temperature, and thermospheric structure across altitude, latitude, local time, and solar activity during its roughly ten-month science mission.
- First Flight Year
- 1,966
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:48:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:48:03 UTC