| Name of the satellite | ISEE 1 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | Explorer 56 ISEE-A 10422 |
| COSPAR designation | 77-102A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Paul J. Pashby (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=1977-102A
http://www-ssc.igpp.ucla.edu/ssc/isee/ http://ndads.gsfc.nasa.gov/arms/archives_ISEE1.holdings |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 22-10-1977 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 26-09-1987 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 119 |
| Type of the orbits | HEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 281 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 138120 / 21.7 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 3556.8 / 59.3 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 19.75 |
| Eccentricity | 0.91 |
| Inclination (°) | 28.76 |
| Observed regions | The outermost boundaries of the Earth's magnetosphere, the interface between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere, the plasma sheets, the plasmasphere and the magnetosheath |
| Observed waves | ***** |
| Name of the first experiment | Fluxgate Magnetometer, Tri-axial |
| Name of the second experiment | Quasi-static and low-frequency electric fields (0.1-200 mV/m, frequency < 1000Hz) |
| Name of the third experiment | Plasma waves: electric & magnetic fields spectra, flux, direction, 5.62Hz - 311khz |
| Name of the fourth experiment | DC and low frequency electric fields, double-probe, 0.19-1900 Hz |