Solar/Space Observation Satellites
type: Concept

SAMPEX
type: Concept
in scheme: platforms
definition: SAMPEX is the first of SMEX'es (SMall EXplorers). SAMPEX was launched in July 1992 from Western Test Range (Lompoc,CA) at 1419 UT on July 3, 1992. SAMPEX orbits at an altitude 520 by 670 Km and 82 degrees inclination and carries four instruments on board. SAMPEX measures energetic electrons as well as ion composition of particle populations from ~0.4 MeV/nucleon to hundreds of MeV/nucleon from a zenith-oriented satellite in a near polar orbit. The Payload combines some of the most sensitive particle sensors ever flown in space. Information provided by http://lasp.colorado.edu/sampex/sampex.html Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: SAMPEX Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Solar/Space Observation Satellites Short_Name: SAMPEX Long_Name: SolarAnomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: sampex End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: ION CHROMATOGRAPHS Short_Name: SOLAR TELESCOPES End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 520 by 670 Km Orbit_Inclination: 82 degrees End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-08-21 Online_Resource: http://lasp.colorado.edu/sampex/sampex.html Sample_Image: http://lasp.colorado.edu/sampex/sampex.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1992-07-03 Primary_Sponsor: NASA End_Group End_Group