1992 · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
SAMPEX
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The main objectives of SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous & Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) experiments was to obtain data for several continuous years on the anomalous, components of cosmic rays, on energetic particle emissions from the sun, and on the precipitating magnetospheric relativistic electrons.
Overview
- Date / time
- July 3, 1992 at 02:19 PM UTC
- Outcome
- success
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 5
- Mission
- SAMPEX
- Mission type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit achieved
- Low Earth Orbit