Freja

Sweden

Spacecraft n°:

Swedish spacecraft n°: 3

In the nordic mythology Freja is the goddess of Love and fecundity

Launch data:

Designation:	22161 / 92064A
Launch date	06 Oct 1992
Launch site	Jiuquan
Launch vehicle	CZ-2C
Operator	Swedish Space Corporation
Mission	Scientific: magnetosphere study
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee	586/1767 km
Inclination	63°
Period	108.9 min
Mass at launch	230 kg

Successor of Viking with instruments for research into the Earth's magnetosphere and the aurora. Carries magnetic particles detectors and magnetic field captors.

End of life

Out of service	16 Oct 1996
Cause	out of control

Specifications

Prime contractor	Swedish Space Corp.
Mass at launch	265 kg
Diameter	2.2 m
Stabilization	Spin stabilized (10 rpm)
DC power	EOL: 130 W
Design lifetime	2 years

Payload

Boom length	15 m
Telemetry data rate	250-500 kbps (2 Mbps burst)
Transmitter power	2 W
Frequencies	400.55 MHz (1200 bps), 2208.163 MHz

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