RAX (USA 218)
2010-11-20
Satellite information RAX (USA 218)
| Spacetrack Directory Name | RAX (USA 218) |
| Orbit launches |
2010-11-20 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | KODAK (Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA) |
| Perigee | 604 km/h |
| Apogee | 628 km |
Additional information RAX (USA 218)
Investigate causes of upper atmospheric/ionospheric plasma turbulence. Study large plasma formations in the ionosphere, the highest region of our atmosphere. These plasma instabilities are known to spawn magnetic field-aligned irregularities (FAI), or dense plasma clouds known to disrupt communication between Earth and orbiting spacecraft. Will utilize a large incoherent scatter radar in Poker Flats, Alaska (known as PFISR). PFISR will transmit powerful radio signals into the plasma instabilities that will be scattered into space and RAX will be recording the scatter signals with an onboard receiver.
satellite RAX (USA 218) Date of exalting 20.11.2010y.Photos RAX (USA 218) Photos: 1
