ISEE-1 International Sun-Earth Explorer 1 spacecraft
NASA's ISEE-1 was the mother spacecraft of the ISEE-1/2 magnetospheric pair, launched on 22 October 1977 into a highly elliptical geocentric orbit to study the magnetosphere, bow shock, magnetopause, magnetotail, solar wind, and solar energetic particles.
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- ISEE-1ISEE 1International Sun-Earth Explorer 1International Magnetospheric Explorer 1ISEE-A
- Family Name
- ISEE-1
- Full Name
- ISEE-1 International Sun-Earth Explorer 1 spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- NASA's ISEE-1 was the mother spacecraft of the ISEE-1/2 magnetospheric pair, launched on 22 October 1977 into a highly elliptical geocentric orbit to study the magnetosphere, bow shock, magnetopause, magnetotail, solar wind, and solar energetic particles.
- First Flight Year
- 1,977
- Last Flight Year
- 1,987
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:23:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:50:09 UTC