WMO OSCAR | Satellite: SAMPEX

Satellite: SAMPEX

Satellite details

Acronym	SAMPEX
Full name	Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
Satellite Description	Single flight unit of the SAMPEX programme. Also known as Explorer 68. Main mission: solar physics. Additional mission: magnetospheric processes. Slightly elliptical orbit (perigee = 520 km, apogee = 670 km).
Mass at launch	157 kg	Dry mass
Power	100 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).
Orbit	Drifting orbit	Altitude	590 km
Inclination	82 °

Space agency	NASA
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	03 Jul 1992	EOL	13 Nov 2012
Last update:	2015-07-29

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
- SAMPEX (1992 - 2012)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on SAMPEX

Acronym	Full name
LEICA	Low-Energy Ion Composition Analyzer
HILT	Heavy Ion Large Telescope
MAST	Mass Spectrometer Telescope
PET	Proton/Electron Telescope

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on SAMPEX

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
LEICA	Low-Energy Ion Composition Analyzer	Oct 1992 *	13 Nov 2012	N/A
HILT	Heavy Ion Large Telescope	Oct 1992 *	13 Nov 2012	N/A
MAST	Mass Spectrometer Telescope	Oct 1992 *	13 Nov 2012	N/A
PET	Proton/Electron Telescope	Oct 1992 *	13 Nov 2012	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed