UNIVERSE
SPACE EXPLORATION
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Question
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It’s still up there
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10 years
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3 months
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12 years
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explorer 1 transmitted data for about four months till its batteries died on May 21, 1958. But it remained in orbit around Earth for 12 years. It circled Earth 58, 376 times before burning up upon reentry into the atmosphere on March 31, 1970. Check out this 1958 documentary about the Explorer 1 satellite (28 minutes).
Detailed explanation-2: -The satellite was launched on Jan. 31, 1958, from Cape Canaveral, Fla.. Explorer 1 followed a looping flight path that orbited Earth once every 114 minutes. The satellite went as high as 2, 565 kilometers (1, 594 miles) and as low as 362 kilometers (225 miles) above Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -After more than 58, 000 Earth orbits, Explorer 1 re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and was destroyed. Explorer 1 makes its final transmission to Earth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Launched late on 31 January 1958 (10:48 p.m. EST, or 03:48 UTC on 01 February) on an Juno-1 rocket (adapted Jupiter-C), Explorer 1 carried instrumentation for the study of cosmic rays, micrometeorites, and for monitoring of the satellite’s temperature. The Juno-1 launch vehicle consisted of four propulsive stages.