Name of the satellite | AMPTE / UKS |
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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 |