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This is a flight spare for the sensor system carried on the Orbiting Geophysical Observatory V (OGO-V) satellite designed to measure the energy characteristics in the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. The long boom carries a set of special antennas which sent their signal to a small pre-amplifier attached to the base of the boom. From there the signal went into the main body amplifier (Catalogue #19860561000). This apparatus was manufactured by the Space and Technology Group of TRW; the firm donated it to the Museum in February 1985.

OGO-V was the fifth in a series of standardized spacecraft capable of performing many related geophysical experiments during the middle 1960s. The sensor formed part of an experiment that measured the electrostatic and electromagnetic plasma properties of the region of space from the upper ionosphere to the solar wind. The flight model of the plasma wave detector was placed in orbit from Cape Kennedy on March 4, 1968. Data from this instrument provided the first evidence for the shock wave observed in the solar wind as it encounters the Earth's magnetic field, the so-called bow shock.

 Display Status

This object is on display in Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.

Kenneth C. Griffin Exploring the Planets Gallery
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type INSTRUMENTS-Scientific Manufacturer TRW Space & Technology Group
 Dimensions 3-D: 53.3 × 43.2 × 134.6cm (1 ft. 9 in. × 1 ft. 5 in. × 4 ft. 5 in.)
 Materials Non-Magnetic White Metal
Copper Alloys
Ferrous Alloy
Phenolic Resin
Epoxy
Paint
Mylar
Metallic Tape
 Inventory Number A19850560000 Credit Line Gift of TRW Space and Technology Group Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Open Access (CCO)
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