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Van Allen Probe A

space probe used to study Earth's Van Allen radiation belts

VAP-A
VAP A
Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
RBSP-A
RBSP A

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geomagnetic satellite

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591.6 kilogram

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https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2012-046A

named after

James A. Van Allen

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/09vanallen/

country of origin

United States of America

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significant event

rocket launch

location

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41

point in time

30 August 2012

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

service retirement

point in time

18 October 2019

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reference URL

https://www.space.com/van-allen-radiation-probes-end-mission.html

start point

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41

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space launch vehicle

Atlas V 401

serial number

AV-032

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

operator

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/25lwsradiation/

UTC date of spacecraft launch

30 August 2012

refine date

08:05:27

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

parent astronomical body

Earth

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apoapsis

28,050 kilometre

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

periapsis

235 kilometre

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

type of orbit

highly elliptical orbit

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orbital eccentricity

0.6777209

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

orbital inclination

10.1024 degree

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

orbital period

487.6 minute

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

semi-major axis of an orbit

20,520 kilometre

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

manufacturer

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/25lwsradiation/

18 October 2019

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https://www.space.com/van-allen-radiation-probes-end-mission.html

epoch

April 25, 2022

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

funder

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/25lwsradiation/

Commons category

Van Allen Probes

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Identifiers

COSPAR ID

2012-046A

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NAIF ID

-362

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reference URL

https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/req/naif_ids.html

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Jonathan's Space Report

Wolfram Language entity code

Entity["Satellite", "38752"]

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Van Allen Probe A

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