Freja


Name of the satellite Freja
Other name(s) 22161
COSPAR designation 92-064A
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite Sven Grahn
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) SSC
Country or Space Agency SWE
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1992-064A
http://www.space.irfu.se/freja/
http://www.ssc.se/ssd/ssat/freja.html
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) 06-10-1992
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) 14-10-1996
Lifetime of the satellite (month) 48
Type of the orbits LEO
(Initial) Perigee (km) 601
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) 1756 / 0.3
Orbital period (min / hour) 109 / 1.8
Spin rate (rpm) 10
Eccentricity 0.08
Inclination (°) 63
Observed regions Magnetosphere (oval auroral)
Observed waves Ion cyclotron waves ,ELF waves, Alfven waves, multi-ion resonance,
ion sound waves, ion acoustic waves.
Name of the first experiment Electric Field Experiment (EFE)
Name of the second experiment Magnetic Field Experiment (MFE)
Name of the third experiment Plasma Wave Experiment (WAVE)