AMPTE / UKS


Name of the satellite AMPTE / UKS
Other name(s) AMPTE 3
15201
COSPAR designation 84-088C
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite A. K. Ward
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) RAL
Country or Space Agency UK
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1984-088C
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) 20-08-1984
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) 15-01-1985
Lifetime of the satellite (month) 5
Type of the orbits HEO
(Initial) Perigee (km) 552
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) 113729 / 17.8
Orbital period (min / hour) 2653.9 / 44.3
Spin rate (rpm) 12
Eccentricity 0.89005
Inclination (°) 28.7
Observed regions The solar wind, the magnetosheath, and the magnetotail
Observed waves ?????
Name of the first experiment Triaxial Magnetometer
Name of the second experiment Plasma Wave Spectrometer