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Q28473093

former space probe used to study Earth's Van Allen radiation belts

• VAP-A
• VAP A
• Radiation Belt Storm Probe A
• RBSP-A
• RBSP A

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instance of

geomagnetic satellite

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former entity

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part of

Van Allen Probes

together with

Van Allen Probe B

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logo image

Van Allen Probes Logo.png
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image

Van Allen Probes spacecraft model.png
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funder

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/25lwsradiation/

named after

James A. Van Allen

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n1211/09vanallen/

country of origin

United States

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significant event

rocket launch

location

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41

point in time

30 August 2012

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

service retirement

point in time

18 October 2019

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reference URL

https://www.space.com/van-allen-radiation-probes-end-mission.html

atmospheric entry

point in time

11 March 2026

location

Pacific Ocean

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reference URL

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/incoming-1-300-pound-nasa-satellite-will-crash-to-earth-on-march-10

start point

Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41

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space launch vehicle

Atlas V 401

serial number

AV-032

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

operator

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/25lwsradiation/

UTC date of spacecraft launch

30 August 2012

refine date

08:05:27

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

time of object orbit decay

11 March 2026

refine date

10:37

coordinate location

2°0'S, 104°42'W

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reference URL

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/incoming-1-300-pound-nasa-satellite-will-crash-to-earth-on-march-10

parent astronomical body

Earth

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apoapsis

28,050 kilometre

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

periapsis

235 kilometre

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

type of orbit

highly elliptical orbit

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orbital eccentricity

0.6777209

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

orbital inclination

10.1024 degree

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

orbital period

487.6 minute

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

semi-major axis of an orbit

20,520 kilometre

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

manufacturer

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

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reference URL

https://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0605/25lwsradiation/

service retirement

18 October 2019

refine date

16:30

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reference URL

https://www.space.com/van-allen-radiation-probes-end-mission.html

mass

591.6 kilogram

criterion used

launch weight

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reference URL

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2012-046A

epoch

April 25, 2022

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reference URL

https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=38752

Commons category

Van Allen Probes

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Identifiers

COSPAR ID

2012-046A

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NAIF ID

-362

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reference URL

https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/req/naif_ids.html

NSSDCA ID

2012-046A

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SCN

38752

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stated in

Jonathan's Space Report

Wolfram Language entity code

Entity["Satellite", "38752"]

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• enwiki Van Allen Probe A

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