| Name of the satellite | Dynamics Explorer 2 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | DE - B Explorer 63 12625 |
| COSPAR designation | 81-070B |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | J. Patrick Corrigan (retired) |
| 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=1981-070B
http://leadbelly.lanl.gov/de/DE_home.html |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 03-08-1981 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 19-02-1983 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 19 |
| Type of the orbits | LEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 309 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 1012 / 0.16 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 98 / 1.63 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
| Eccentricity | 0.03 |
| 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 (MAG-B) |
| Name of the second experiment | Vector Electric Field Instrument (VEFI) |