SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

 

Table 3-100. ISEE 2 Characteristics

 

Also called:

International Sun-Earth Explorer

Memorandum of Understanding:

same as for ISEE 1

Date of launch (range):

same as for ISEE 1

Launch vehicle:

same as for ISEE 1

Shape:

cylindrical

Weight (kg):

157.72

Dimensions (m):

1.27, diam.

1.14, height

Power source:

same as for ISEE 1

Prime contractor:

Dornier Systems

Date of reentry:

N/A

NASA's role:

launch vehicle and tracking and data acquisition

Responsible NASA center:

GSFC

Project manager:

J. Madden

Project scientist:

K. Ogilvie

Objectives:

same as for ISEE 1

Experiments (responsible country or organization):

.

fast plasma (Max Planck Institut)

low-energy protons and electrons (Univ. of Iowa)

fluxgate magnetometer (Univ. of California, Los Angeles)

plasma waves (Univ. of Iowa)

plasma density (Paris Observatory)

energetic electrons and protons (MPI)

electrons and protons (Univ. of California)

solar wind ions (Laboratorio Plasma Spazio)

Results:

same as for ISEE 1

Reference: same as for ISEE 1


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