Also called:
UK-4
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU)
between NASA and U.K. Science
Research Council, Feb. 14, 1969.
Date of launch (range):
Dec. 11, 1971 (WTR)
Launch vehicle:
Scout
Shape:
cylindrical with a conical top
section
Weight (kg):
99
Dimensions (m):
0.76, diam. (3.35 with extendable
booms)
0.91,length
Power source:
solar array plus NiCd battery
Prime contractor:
British Aircraft Corp.
Date of reentry:
Dec. 12, 1978
NASA's role:
launch vehicle, technical support,
and tracking and data acquisition; participation in
experiment program
Responsible NASA center:
GSFC
Project manager:
Herbert L. Eaker
Project scientist:
George F. Pieper
Objectives:
To investigate the interaction
between electromagnetic waves, plasmas, and energetic
particles in the upper ionosphere.
Experiments (responsible country or
organization):
.
electron temperature and density
(Univ. of Birmingham)
FIF noise (Jodrell Bank and Radio and
Space Research Station)
ELF and VLF noise (Sheffield
Univ.)
ELF and VLF impulse (Sheffield
Univ.)
charged particle detector (Univ. of
Iowa and GSFQ
Results:
Successful, suppling data through
Mar. 1973; reactivated in late 1973 to supply data in
support of a sounding rocket study of the Northern Lights
conducted by Norway.
Reference: MOR S-870-71-04, Dec. 1, 1971.