| Name of the satellite | Dynamics Explorer 1 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | DE - A Explorer 62 12624 |
| COSPAR designation | 81-070A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Paul J. Pashby |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-GSFC |
| Country or Space Agency | USA |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1981-070A
http://www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu/plasma-wave/de/home.html http://leadbelly.lanl.gov/de/DE_home.html |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 03-08-1981 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 28-02-1991 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 115 |
| Type of the orbits | MEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 568 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 23290 / 3.65 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 410.8 / 6.85 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 10 |
| Eccentricity | 0.62 |
| Inclination (°) | 90 |
| Observed regions | Interactive processes within the atmosphere-ionosphere-magnetosphere system (auroral region, polar cusp, plasmapause) |
| Observed waves | The auroral kilometric radiation and VLF hiss, and a variety of electrostatic waves (ELF, VLF, HF) that may cause field-aligned acceleration of particles |
| Name of the first experiment | Magnetic Field Observations Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG-A) |
| Name of the second experiment | Plasma Wave Instrument (PWI) |