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Meteoroid Technology Satellite

NSSDC ID: 1972-061A

Description

The objectives of the Meteoroid Technology Satellite were to measure the meteoroid penetration rates in the bumper-protected target, and to obtain data on meteoroid velocity and flux distribution. The central hub of the satellite was 320 cm long and carried the velocity and impact experiments. Bumper targets extended from the satellite, giving it an overall width of 701.5 cm.

Alternate Names

  • Explorer 46
  • METEC
  • MTS
  • 06142

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1972-08-13
Launch Vehicle: Scout
Launch Site: Wallops Island, United States
Mass: 90.0 kg

Funding Agency

  • NASA-Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (United States)

Discipline

  • Planetary Science

Additional Information

Experiments on Meteoroid Technology Satellite

Data collections from Meteoroid Technology Satellite

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Personnel

Name Role Original Affiliation E-mail
Mr. R. L. Mitchell General Contact NASA Goddard Space Flight Center  
Dr. William H. Kinard Project Scientist NASA Langley Research Center w.h.kinard@larc.nasa.gov
Mr. Charles V. Woerner Project Manager NASA Langley Research Center  
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