ISIS 1


Name of the satellite ISIS 1
Other name(s) ISIS-A
03669
COSPAR designation 69-009A
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite Larry H. Brace
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=1969-009A
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) 30-01-1969
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) 24-01-1990
Lifetime of the satellite (month) 252
Type of the orbits MEO
(Initial) Perigee (km) 578
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) 3526 / 0.55
Orbital period (min / hour) 128.4 / 2.1
Spin rate (rpm) 2.9
Eccentricity 0.17475
Inclination (°) 88.4
Observed regions Magnetosphere
Observed waves VLF propagation phenomena, ion and hybrid plasma resonances,
and correlations between VLF emissions and intense fluxes of energetic particles
Name of the experiment VLF Receiver