Name of the satellite | AMPTE / IRM |
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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 |