AMPTE / IRM


Name of the satellite AMPTE / IRM
Other name(s) AMPTE 2
15200
COSPAR designation 84-088B
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite V. Joneleit
B. Hausler
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) DLR
IFUR
Country or Space Agency DEU
DEU
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1984-088B
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) 16-08-1984
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) 13-08-1986
Lifetime of the satellite (month) 24
Type of the orbits HEO
(Initial) Perigee (km) 552
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) 113729 / 18.8
Orbital period (min / hour) 2653.9 / 44.3
Spin rate (rpm) 13.6
Eccentricity 0.89
Inclination (°) 28.7
Observed regions The solar wind, the magnetosheath, and the magnetotail
Observed waves Electrostatic and electromagnetic waves
Name of the first experiment Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer
Name of the second experiment Plasma Wave Spectrometer