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Beacon Explorer-B

NASA ionospheric research satellite
Vehicle Research Satellite Q23738
Beacon Explorer-B
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
research satellite
Country
United States[2]
Follows
Beacon Explorer-A, Explorer 21[4][5]
Followed by
Beacon Explorer C, Explorer 23[6][7]
Launch date
1964-10-10
Part of
Explorers Program[9]
Country of origin
United States[11]
Diameter
0.4668 m, 7.2563 m[19][20]
Launch vehicle
Scout X-4
Manufacturer
Applied Physics Laboratory[8]
Mass
59 kg[18]
Operator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration[3]
Powered by
spacecraft solar array[12]
Satellite of
low Earth orbit
Schematic
commons.wikimedia.org
Significant event
rocket launch, failure[15][16]
Space launch vehicle
Scout X-4[10]
Start point
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 5[17]
Type of orbit
low Earth orbit[13]
UTC date of spacecraft launch
October 10, 1964[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Explorer 22 en Explorer XXII en S-66B en Beacon Explorer-B en BE-B de Beacon Explorer B de BE-B de Explorer 22 pl BE-B ru Эксплорер-22
🔖 Identifiers · 4
COSPAR ID
1964-064A
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121rvrmb
NSSDCA ID
1964-064A
SCN
00899

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🔗 Connections
Followed by 2
Explorer 23, Beacon Explorer C
Followed by (predecessor) 2
Explorer 23, Beacon Explorer C
Follows 2
Explorer 21, Beacon Explorer-A
Preceded by (successor) 2
Explorer 21, Beacon Explorer-A
Significant event 2
failure, rocket launch
Country 1
United States
Country of origin 1
United States
Instance of 1
research satellite
Manufacturer 1
Applied Physics Laboratory
Operator 1
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Part of 1
Explorers Program
Powered by 1
spacecraft solar array
Space launch vehicle 1
Scout X-4
Type of orbit 1
low Earth orbit
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Summary

Beacon Explorer-B is a research satellite[1].

Related Entities

Beacon Explorer-A Beacon Explorer C Explorer 21 Explorer 23 research satellite Scout X-4 United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . space.skyrocket.de. space.skyrocket.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . ntrs.nasa.gov. ntrs.nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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