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Exos C [ISAS]
The purpose of this mission was to perform remote sensing of the minor constituents of the middle atmosphere and to study the wave-particle interactions in the ionospheric plasma in the South American anomaly and the auroral zones. This mission is part of the Middle Atmosphere Program (MAP).
The scientific instrumentation was:
- Limb Scanning IR Radiometer
- Ultraviolet Spectrometer
- Infrared Solar Spectrometer
- Precipitating Particle Energy Analyzer
- Solar Image-Radiometer
- Topside Plasma Sounder
- Plasma Probes
- Monitor of High Energy Particles
| Nation: | Japan |
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| Type / Application: | Research, upper atmosphere, plasma |
| Operator: | ISAS |
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| Power: | 4 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries |
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| Mass: | 210 kg |
| Orbit: | 354 km × 865 km, 74.6 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| Exos C (Ohzora) | 1984-015A | 14.02.1984 | Ka LP-M | M-3S |
Launch Sites:
- Ka = Kagoshima Space Center / Uchinoura Space Center, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan
References:
- JAXA / ISAS: Ohzora (Exos C)
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