Name of the satellite | Aureol 3 |
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Other name(s) | ARCAD 3 Oreol 3 12848 |
Cospar designation | 81-094A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | M. G. Charles |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | CESR |
Country or Space Agency | FRA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1981-094A
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/space/arcad.html http://www.iki.rssi.ru/history/arcad.html |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 21-09-1981 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 01-1986 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 50 |
Type of the orbits | LEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 408.3 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 2012.4 / 0.32 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 109.5 / 1.82 |
Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
Eccentricity | 0.10222 |
Inclination (°) | 82.5 |
Observed regions | Magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling at high latitudes |
Observed waves | DC magnetic and electric fields, VLF waves, and auroral optical emissions |
Name of the first experiment | TBF-ONCH |
Name of the second experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometer (TRAC) |