Name of the satellite | SCATHA |
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Other name(s) | STP P78-2 11256 |
COSPAR designation | 79-007A |
Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | J. T. Viola |
Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | USAF-SP |
Country or Space Agency | USA |
Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1979-007A |
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 30-01-1979 |
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | ????? |
Lifetime of the satellite (month) | ????? |
Type of the orbits | HEO |
(Initial) Perigee (km) | 27553 |
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 43239 / 6.8 |
Orbital period (min / hour) | 1416 / 23.6 |
Spin rate (rpm) | 1 |
Eccentricity | 0.18773 |
Inclination (°) | 7.7 |
Observed regions | Outer magnetosphere |
Observed waves | VLF and HF waves |
Name of the first experiment | Electric Field Detector |
Name of the second experiment | Magnetic Field Monitor |