Explorer 40 Injun-5 Energetic-Particle and Ionospheric Research Spacecraft Family
Explorer 40, also known as Injun-5, Injun-C, or IE-C, was a University of Iowa and NASA energetic-particle and ionospheric research satellite launched on August 8, 1968. In near-polar orbit it measured auroral electron and proton precipitation, geomagnetically trapped particles, solar cosmic rays, very-low-frequency radio emissions, and thermal and superthermal ionospheric electron density and temperature through 1971.
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- Aliases
- Explorer 40Explorer XLInjun-5Injun VInjun-CIE-C1968 066BExplorer 40 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Explorer 40
- Full Name
- Explorer 40 Injun-5 Energetic-Particle and Ionospheric Research Spacecraft Family
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- Explorer 40, also known as Injun-5, Injun-C, or IE-C, was a University of Iowa and NASA energetic-particle and ionospheric research satellite launched on August 8, 1968. In near-polar orbit it measured auroral electron and proton precipitation, geomagnetically trapped particles, solar cosmic rays, very-low-frequency radio emissions, and thermal and superthermal ionospheric electron density and temperature through 1971.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Last Flight Year
- 1,971
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:57:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:57:23 UTC