Satellite, Model, Explorer 18

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Object Details

Manufacturer

Hawk Model Company

Summary

This is a model of unknown scale of the Explorer 18 satellite, launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in November 1963 to conduct magnetoshperic research. Nearly 100 Explorer satellites have been placed in orbit to perform physics, heliophysics, and astrophysics research from the late 1950s to the present.

Manufactured by the Hawk Model Company, G. Harry Stine donated the model to the Museum.

Credit Line

Gift of G. Harry Stine

Inventory Number

A19930780000

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts

Materials

Plastic, Steel, Paint, Adhesive

Metal and plastic

Dimensions

5 5/8" x 7 5/8" x 2 1/2" (updated 11/3/2011)

Other: 5 3/4 in. high x 7 in. deep x 7 in. wide, 0.2lb. (14.6 x 17.8 x 17.8cm, 0.1kg)

Country of Origin

United States of America

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Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9f03b0d05-37e9-40f6-a73e-08bb31df2571

Record ID

nasm_A19930780000