LOFTI-1

LOFTI-1
LOFTI-1 before launch
Mission typeIonospheric
OperatorUS Navy/NRL
Harvard designation1961 Eta 1
COSPAR ID1961-007A Edit this at Wikidata
SATCAT no.00087Edit this on Wikidata
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerNRL
Launch mass26 kilograms (57 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date22 February 1961, 03:45 (1961-02-22UTC03:45Z) UTC
RocketThor DM-21 Ablestar 313 (AB-007)
Launch siteCape Canaveral LC-17B
End of mission
Decay date30 March 1961 (1961-03-31)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Perigee altitude167 kilometers (104 mi)
Apogee altitude1,002 kilometers (623 mi)
Inclination28.3 degrees
Period96.4 minutes
Epoch21 February 1961, 22:50:00 UTC[1]

LOFTI-1 was an American satellite which was launched in 1961 and operated by the United States Navy and Naval Research Laboratory.[2] It was used to conduct research into the propagation of very low frequency radio signals in the ionosphere,[3] and to investigate if these signals could be received by submarines.[2] A 136.17 MHz transmitter was used for this investigation.[3]

The launch of LOFTI-1 was conducted at 03:45 UTC on 22 February 1961, using a Thor DM-21 Ablestar rocket flying from Launch Complex 17B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.[4] It was a secondary payload aboard the rocket, with the primary payload being the Transit 3B prototype navigation satellite. The rocket and upper stage used had the serial numbers Thor 313 and Ablestar 007 respectively. The launch resulted in a partial failure, with the spacecraft being placed in a more eccentric orbit than planned, and failing to separate from the upper stage.[2]

LOFTI-1 at the Air and Space Museum

LOFTI-1 was a 26-kilogram (57 lb) spacecraft,[5] which was powered by six groups of solar cells charging a nickel-cadmium battery. It ended up in a low Earth orbit with a perigee of 167 kilometres (104 mi), an apogee of 1,002 kilometres (623 mi), and 28.3 degrees of inclination. It had an orbital period of 96.4 minutes. Due to the low perigee of its orbit, LOFTI-1 decayed quickly, and reentered the atmosphere on 30 March 1961, less than 37 days after launch.[6] Despite being in the wrong orbit and operating for less time than had been planned, some useful data was returned from the mission.[3] Together with data returned by later satellites, the data returned by LOFTI-1 proved that very low frequency signals were not suitable for satellite communications with submarines.[2][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Trajectory Details". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. ^ a b c d Krebs, Gunter. "LOFTI 1, 2A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Transit 3B". NSSDC Master Catalog. NASA. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  4. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  5. ^ a b Wade, Mark. "Lofti". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  6. ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Satellite Catalog". Jonathan's Space Page. Retrieved 14 July 2010.


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