Name of the satellite | HEOS 1 |
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Other name(s) | HEOS-A1 03595 |
COSPAR designation | 68-109A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | J. Vandenkerckhove |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | ESA-ESTEC |
Country or Space Agency | ESA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1968-109A |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 05-12-1968 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 28-10-1975 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 83 |
Type of the orbits | HEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 6804 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 227099 / 35.6 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 6690 / 111.5 |
Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
Eccentricity | 0.89308 |
Inclination (°) | 28.1 |
Observed regions | Interplanetary magnetic fields, cosmic rays, the solar wind, and the magnetosheath |
Observed waves | ***** |
Name of the experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometer |