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Satellite Programme: Polar
Programme details
Programme description
Single-satellite programme, for Space weather.
USA programme: NASA responsible of development and operations.
The platform is spin-stabilised.
The design lifetime of the satellites is 3 years.
The satellite exploits a polar highly-elliptical orbit.
See detailed description at
http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/polar
.
Data circulation
Onboard stored and real-time data received, processed and made available by NASA/GSFC.
Agencies
NASA
Programme lifetime
1996 - 2008
Associated satellites and instruments
Note: red tag => no longer operational , green tag => operational , blue tag => planned
Polar
Polar
(1996-2008)
CAMMICE
CEPPAD
EFI
HYDRA
MFE
PIXIE
PWI
TIDE/PSI
TIMAS
UVI
VIS