Concept information
Preferred term
SAMPEX satellite
Definition
- The Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX or Explorer 68) was a NASA solar and magnetospheric observatory, and was the first spacecraft in the Small Explorer program. It was launched into low Earth orbit on 3 July 1992, from Vandenberg Air Force Base (Western Test Range) aboard a Scout G-1 launch vehicle. SAMPEX was an international collaboration between NASA and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics of Germany. The Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) is the first of a series of spacecraft that was launched under the Small Explorer (SMEX) program for low cost spacecraft. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Anomalous_and_Magnetospheric_Particle_Explorer)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- SAMPEX spacecraft
- Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-SN7RKBZC-F
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