CEP 1 (Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe 1) or CEPE (Cylindrical Electrostatic Probe Experiment) was a piggy-back experiment mounted on the second stage of the Delta-N6 rocket, which launched the NOAA 1 weather satellite.
CEP 1 was designed to obtain data on electron density, temperature and ion current.
| Nation: | USA |
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| Type / Application: | Research |
| Operator: | NASA |
| Contractors: | NASA |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | Experiments on Delta second stage |
| Propulsion: | None in orbit |
| Power: | Batteries |
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| Orbit: | 1426 km × 1484 km, 101.7° |
| Satellite | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| CEP 1 (CEPE) | 11.12.1970 | Va SLC-2W | Delta-N6 | with NOAA 1 |
