Name of the satellite | INJUN 5 |
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Other name(s) | INJUN C Explorer 40 03338 |
COSPAR designation | 68-066B |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | John E. Rogers |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | DPA-UI |
Country or Space Agency | USA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1968-066B |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 08-08-1968 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 06-1971 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 34 |
Type of the orbits | LEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 665 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 2525 / 0.4 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 118.3 / 1.97 |
Spin rate (rpm) | ????? |
Eccentricity | 0.11657 |
Inclination (°) | 80.7 |
Observed regions | Magnetosphere and ionosphere |
Observed waves | Very low frequency (VLF) radio emission, electron and proton whistlers, chorus, ELF hiss, VLF hiss and periodic emissions |
Name of the experiment | VLF Receiver |