1997-075B
Mass 235 kg. MPE/Garching study of equatorial magnetosphere, in GTO piggyback on Ariane, mounted under the Dassault Cyclade adapter. ISTP Ring Current/Near earth plasma study. The satellte has a mass of 230 kg launch, 197 kg BOL with 33 kg solid motor. Size is 1.16m height, 1.65m dia, with two 1.8m magnetometer booms. It is rapidly spin stabilized at 40 rpm with body mounted solar panels. Orbit will be 500 x 63700 km. Control is from GSOC. Equator-S was funded partly from DARA/DLR and partly by MPE's own funds.
| Equator-S | |||
| Date | Time | Event | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Dec 2 | 2252:32 | Launch by Ariane 44P | CSG |
| 2255 | T+3:35 Stage 2 burn | ||
| 2256 | T+4:38 Fairing 01 sep | ||
| 2257 | T+5:49 Stage 3 burn | ||
| 2310 | T+18:51 Stage 3 cutoff | ||
| 2312 | T+20:59 JCSAT 5 sep | ||
| 2314 | T+22:29 Cyclade sep | ||
| 2316 | T+24:10 Equator-S sep | ||
| 2316 | T+24:14 H-10-3 avoidance burn | ||
| 1997 Dec 11 | 1838:16 | Star 13A burn | |
| 1998 May | end of transmissions | ||
Payload:
- Star 13A AKM
- MAM Magnetic field, 1.8m boom magnetometers
- EDI Electron drift instrument (E field)
- 3DA 3D plasma analyser; E/q analysers for 3-D ion and electron distribution
- EPI Energetic particle instrument, Solid state electron/ion telescopes
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