| Name of the satellite | HEOS 2 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | HEOS-A2 05814 |
| COSPAR designation | 72-005A |
| 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=1972-005A |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 31-01-1972 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 05-08-1974 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 30 |
| Type of the orbits | HEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 397 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 245098 / 38.45 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 7477 / 124.6 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
| Eccentricity | 0.94749 |
| Inclination (°) | 90.21 |
| Observed regions | Interplanetary space and the high-latitude magnetosphere and its boundary in the region around the northern neutral point, the trapped radiation belts and the polar precipitation regions and auroral zones. |
| Observed waves | ***** |
| Name of the experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometer |