Object Details
Manufacturer
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Summary
One of several cut-away full size replicas of the payload section and fourth stage booster section of the Explorer-1 spacecraft in the collection. Displays the instrumentation, including Geiger counters, micrometeorite detector microphones, temperature sensors as well as the radio and battery system. It was transferred to NASM by JPL via NASA in February, 1975.
Alternate Name
Satellite, Explorer 1, Mock-up
Credit Line
Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inventory Number
A19751441000
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts
Materials
Plastic
Ferrous Alloy
Aluminum Alloy
Magnesium Alloy
Paint
Unknown Coating
Adhesive
Dimensions
3-D (Approximate): 206.4 × 15.2 × 15.2cm (81 1/4 × 6 × 6 in.)
Storage (Rehoused on aluminum pallet): 124.5 × 332.7 × 134.6cm, 201.9kg (49 in. × 10 ft. 11 in. × 53 in., 445lb.)
Country of Origin
United States of America
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Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nasm_A19751441000