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Russia satellite n°: |
Also called: Apex
Launch data:
| Designation | 91086A |
| Launch date | 18 Dec 1991 |
| Launch site | Pl, LC-32/2 |
| Launch vehicle |
Tsyklon-3 |
| Mission | Science |
| Satellite type | AUOS-Z-AP-IK (#1) |
| Perigee / Apogee | km |
| Inclination | ° |
| Period | min |
Spacecraft data:
| Prime contractor | Yuzzhnoye |
| Operator | Intercosmos |
| Platform | AUOS-Z |
| Mass at launch | kg |
| Dry Mass | kg |
| Basic shape | |
| Dimension | |
| Solar array | |
| Stabilization | |
| DC power | |
| Design lifetime | |
Mission details:
- The APEX project had the following primary objectives:
- 1. Simulation and initiation of aurora and radio frequency radiation in the auroral area.
- 2. Study of the dinamics of modulated beams and plasmoids in the near - earth plasma.
- 3. Study of the nature of electrodinamic relationship of electromagnetic waves in magnetosphere and ionosphere.
- 4. Determination of radio emission characteristics of modulated beams of charged particles and plasmoids.
- 5. Search for non-linear wave structures of the electromagnetic soliton type in disturbed environment.
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