Name of the satellite | Wind |
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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) |