Explorer 49

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Explorer 49 was a NASA 328 kg (723 lb) satellite launched on 10 June 1973, for long wave radio astronomy research. It had four 230 m (750 ft) X-shaped antenna elements, which made it one of the largest spacecraft ever built.

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RAE-2; RAE-B; Radio Astronomy Explorer-2
lunar orbiter

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