| Name of the satellite | Polar |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | ISTP/Polar 23802 |
| COSPAR designation | 96-013A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Kenneth O. Sizemore |
| 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=1996-013A
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/polar/ http://ggsfot.gsfc.nasa.gov/words/polar.html http://pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/service/gallery/fact_sheets/spacesci/POLAR.htm |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 24-02-1996 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ***** |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ***** |
| Type of the orbits | HEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 5625 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 50551 / 7.93 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 938.1 / 15.63 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 10 |
| Eccentricity | 0.55989 |
| Inclination (°) | 85.9 |
| Observed regions | Magnetosphere : high latitude auroral zones, polar cusp, dayside magnetosheath, nightside equatorial plasmasheet, plasma mantle and the boundaries between these regions |
| Observed waves | Auroral hiss, Auroral kilometric radiation, Electron plasma oscillations, Lower-hybrid noise, Ion acoustic waves, Ions cyclotron waves. |
| Name of the first experiment | Magnetic Fields Experiment (MFE) |
| Name of the second experiment | Electric Field Instrument (EFI) |
| Name of the third experiment | Plasma Waves Investigation (PWI) |