Demeter


Name of the satellite Demeter
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)