IMP-5 Explorer 41 Interplanetary Monitoring Platform spacecraft
NASA's IMP-5 (Explorer 41) was launched on 21 June 1969 into a high-inclination, highly elliptical orbit to measure energetic particles, plasma, and magnetic fields in cislunar and interplanetary space, including radiation from solar storms and the 1972 solar-terrestrial events.
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Identity
- Aliases
- IMP-5IMP 5IMP-GExplorer 41Interplanetary Monitoring Platform-5
- Family Name
- IMP-5
- Full Name
- IMP-5 Explorer 41 Interplanetary Monitoring Platform spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterinterplanetary_probeobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA's IMP-5 (Explorer 41) was launched on 21 June 1969 into a high-inclination, highly elliptical orbit to measure energetic particles, plasma, and magnetic fields in cislunar and interplanetary space, including radiation from solar storms and the 1972 solar-terrestrial events.
- First Flight Year
- 1,969
- Last Flight Year
- 1,972
Links
- Official Url
- https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730025076
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:29:15 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:29:15 UTC