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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.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type MODELS-Uncrewed Spacecraft & Parts Manufacturer NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
 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.)
 Materials Plastic
Ferrous Alloy
Aluminum Alloy
Magnesium Alloy
Paint
Unknown Coating
Adhesive
 Alternate Name Satellite, Explorer 1, Mock-up Inventory Number A19751441000 Credit Line Transferred from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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