| Name of the satellite | EXOS-B |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Jikiken 11027 |
| COSPAR designation | 78-087A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Tatsuzo Obayashi |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | ISAS |
| Country or Space Agency | JPN |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1978-087A |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 16-09-1978 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ????? |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ????? |
| Type of the orbits | GEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 230 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 30558 / 4.7 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 533 / 8.9 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 3 |
| Eccentricity | 0.69633 |
| Inclination (°) | 31 |
| Observed regions | Investigations of correlated mechanisms between particles and fields and plasma turbulence in the magnetosphere |
| Observed waves | VLF waves, electrostatic plasma waves and radio waves |
| Name of the first experiment | Natural Plasma Waves (NPW) |
| Name of the second experiment | Impedance and Electric Field (IEF) |
| Name of the third experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometer (MGF) |