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Satellite:
TWINS (2 sats)
Satellite details
Acronym
TWINS (2 sats)
Full name
Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (2 sats)
Satellite Description
Coupled satellites in the Molniya orbit.
Main mission: Magnetosphere investigation.
Highly elliptical orbits: perigee 1100 km, apogee 46000 km, the two satellites in complementary planes
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data available from the TWINS Science Operations Center (SOC).
Orbit
Molniya orbit
Altitude
Inclination
63.4
°
Space agency
NASA
, USAF
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
TWINS A and B have been decommissioned.
Launch
28 Jun 2006
EOL
2020
Last update:
2022-03-21
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
TWINS (2 sats)
Acronym
Full name
TWINS
Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers
LAD
Lyman Alpha Detector
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
TWINS (2 sats)
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed