| Name of the satellite | Equator-S |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | 25068 |
| COSPAR designation | 97-075B |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | G. Haerendel |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | MPE |
| Country or Space Agency | DEU |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1997-075B
http://www.mpe-garching.mpg.de/www_plas/EQS/eq-s-home.html http://www.op.dlr.de/wt-rm/eqs_mb_e.htm |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 02-12-1997 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 30-04-1998 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 5 |
| Type of the orbits | HEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 500 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 67300 / 10.5 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 1338 / 22.3 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 60 |
| Eccentricity | ????? |
| Inclination (°) | 4 |
| Observed regions | Equatorial magnetosphere (the equatorial ring current region and the near-earth equatorial plasma sheet) and accross the low-latitude dayside magnetopause and its boundary layer. |
| Observed waves | ????? |
| Name of the experiment | Magnetic field instrument (MAM) |