Name of the satellite | Prognoz 8 |
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Other name(s) | ***** |
COSPAR designation | 80-103A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | A. A. Galeev |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | IKI |
Country or Space Agency | RUS |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1980-103A
http://www.iki.rssi.ru/history/prognoz.html |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 25-12-1980 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 10-10-1981 |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 11 |
Type of the orbits | HEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 980 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 197390 / 30.9 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 5689 / 94.8 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 0.5 |
Eccentricity | 0.93025 |
Inclination (°) | 65.8 |
Observed regions | Magnetosphere, Magnetotail, Interplanetary medium, Bow Shock |
Observed waves | ***** |
Name of the experiment | Three-Axis Fluxgate Magnetometer |