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:
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 |