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