Wind


Name of the satellite Wind
Other name(s) Wind/GGS
Wind/ISTP
23333
COSPAR designation 94-071A
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=1994-071A
http://spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Space.Science/
Sun-Earth.Connection/Wind.Mission/.http://sevem.aeronomie.be/index.htm

http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/wind/
Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) 01-11-1994
Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) *****
Lifetime of the satellite (month) *****
Type of the orbits VHO
(Initial) Perigee (km) 29000
(Initial) Apogee (km / Re) 1578658 / 247
Orbital period (min / hour) 318240 / 5304
Spin rate (rpm) 20
Eccentricity ?????
Inclination (°) 19.6
Observed regions Magnetosphere
Observed waves ?????
Name of the first experiment Magnetic Fields Instrument (MFI)
Name of the second experiment Plasma and Radio Waves (WAVES)