Name of the satellite | OGO 4 |
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Other name(s) | OGO-D POGO 2 02895 |
COSPAR designation | 67-073A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Wilfred E. Scull |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | NASA-OSSA |
Country or Space Agency | USA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1967-073A |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 28-07-1967 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 16-08-1972 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 61 |
Type of the orbits | LEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 412 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 908 / 0.14 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 98 / 1.6 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 0 (Earth Oriented) |
Eccentricity | 0.03521 |
Inclination (°) | 86 |
Observed regions | Magnetosphere, Magnetotail, Magnetosheath, Bow Shock |
Observed waves | ELF and VLF waves |
Name of the first experiment | VLF Noise and Propagation |
Name of the second experiment | Magnetic Survey, Rubidium Vapor Magnetometer |