Solar Cell Experiment (STP)

The Solar Cell Experiment was a hosted payload by NASA Greenbelt on the second stage of the Delta-3924, which launched the three satellites of the AMPTE mission (CCE, IRM and UKS). It was to perform technology tests on solar cells.

Nation:	USA
Type / Application:	Technology
Operator:	NASA Greenbelt
Contractors:
Equipment:
Configuration:
Propulsion:	None in orbit
Power:
Lifetime:
Mass:
Orbit:	546 km × 4019 km, 28.92°

Satellite	COSPAR	Date	LS		Launch Vehicle	Remarks
Solar Cell Experiment	1984-088D	16.08.1984	CC LC-17A		Delta-3924	with CCE, IRM, UKS

Launch Sites:

CC = Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA

References:

NSSDC Master Catalog: AMPTE/CCE

Further Explorer missions:

Explorer Program

Further AMPTE missions:

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