IMAGE


Name of the satellite IMAGE
Other name(s) MIDEX/IMAGE
Explorer 78
26113
COSPAR designation 2000-017A
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite James L. Burch
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) SWRI
Country or Space Agency USA
Link(s) to Web site(s) http://pluto.space.swri.edu/IMAGE/
http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/tmp/2000-017A.html
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) 25-03-00
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) *****
Lifetime of the satellite (month) *****
Type of the orbits HEO
(Initial) Perigee (km) 1000
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) 45922 / 7.2
Orbital period (min / hour) 856 / 14.2
Spin rate (rpm) 0.5 ± 0.01
Eccentricity 0.75308
Inclination (°) 90.01
Observed regions Magnetosphere
Observed waves  
Name of the first experiment Radio Plasma Imager (RPI)