AMPTE   UKS

United Kingdom

Spacecraft nº:

UK spacecraft nº: 16

Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers - United Kingdom Subsatellite

Launch data:

Designation15201 / 84088C
Launch date16 Aug 1984
Launch site CC, LC-17A
Launch vehicle:Delta-3924 (#175)
MissionScientific:magnetophere study
Perigee/Apogee 1002/113417 km
Inclination 26.9°
Period 2659.6 min

The IRM satellite created 3 'artifical comets' by releasing lithium and barium into the magnetosphere.

End of life:

Out of service 15 Jan 1985
Decay 8 Dec 1998

Specifications:

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch  
Mass in orbit 77 kg
Dimension  
Solar array  
Stabilization spin stabilized, 12 rpm
DC power  
Design lifetime  

S-band telemetry and telecommand
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