2nd ESRO Satellite Of Year To Study Polar Ionosphere
DEC 01, 1968
DOI: 10.1063/1.3034654
The second satellite launched by the European Space Research Organization this year achieved polar orbit 3 Oct. Eight experiments on board the 84-kg craft are measuring energies and angles of particles striking the polar ionosphere, the resulting projection of visible light, and changes in the electron and ion density and temperature distribution.
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