Name of the satellite | IMP-D |
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Other name(s) | Explorer 33 AIMP 1 Anchored IMP 1 02258 |
COSPAR designation | 66-058A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Paul G. Marcotte (retired) |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-GSFC |
Country or Space Agency | USA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1966-058A |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 01-07-1966 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 01-09-1971 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 58 |
Type of the orbits | VHO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 50000 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 437000 / 68.5 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 324.8 / 5.4 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 26.5 |
Eccentricity | 0.2833 |
Inclination (°) | 40.9 |
Observed regions | ????? |
Observed waves | ***** |
Name of the first experiment | GSFC Magnetometer |
Name of the second experiment | Ames Magnetic Fields |