Name of the satellite | Demeter |
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Other name(s) | 28368 |
COSPAR designation | 2004-025C |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Bernard POIRIER |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | LPCE |
Country or Space Agency | FRA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://smsc.cnes.fr/DEMETER/
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=2004-025C http://ganymede.ipgp.jussieu.fr/GB/projets/demeter/ |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 29-06-2004 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | |
Type of the orbits | LEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 697 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 722 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 99 |
Spin rate (rpm) | |
Eccentricity | |
Inclination (°) | 98.3° |
Observed regions | Ionosphere |
Observed waves | Electromagnetic wave emissions observed during earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions; Global survey of the electromagnetic environment. |
Name of the first experiment | Instrument Magnetometer Search-Coil (IMSC) |
Name of the second experiment | Electric Field Instrument (ICE) |