Name of the satellite | IMP-G |
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Other name(s) | Explorer 41 IMP 5 03990 |
COSPAR designation | 69-053A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Paul Butler (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=1969-053A |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 21-06-1969 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 23-12-1972 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 42 |
Type of the orbits | HEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 3920 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 172912 / 27.1 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 4840.9 / 80.7 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 27.5 |
Eccentricity | 0.89132 |
Inclination (°) | 86 |
Observed regions | Magnetotail, Magnetosheath |
Observed waves | ***** |
Name of the experiment | Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer |