MUNIN
2000-11-21
Satellite information MUNIN
| Spacetrack Directory Name | MUNIN |
| Orbit launches |
2000-11-21 |
| Deorbitation |
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| Country/organisation of origin | Szwecja (SWED) |
| Starting point | AFWTR (Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA) |
| WWW | Here |
| Perigee | 703 km |
| Apogee | 1789 km |
Additional information MUNIN
Collect data on the auroral activity on both the northern and southern hemispheres, such that a global picture of the current state of activity can be made available on-line. The data acquired by Munin will then serve as an input to the prediction of space weather. Collect data on the auroral activity on both the northern and southern hemispheres. Combined electron and ion spectrometer, an instrument first to be flown on the Swedish Astrid-2 mission. In addition it will measure high energy particles with a solid state detector, and image the aurora with a miniature CCD camera.
satellite MUNIN Date of exalting 21.11.2000y.ISS
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