NSSDCA ID: 1966-104A-10
Mission Name: Gemini 12A triaxial magnetometer was designed to determine the magnitude and direction of the local geomagnetic field with respect to the spacecraft. The data, accumulated only during passes through the South Atlantix anomaly regions, were necessary for interpretation of spectrometer and charged particle experiments on this flight. The magnetometer consisted of separate electronics and sensor units. The sensor unit, which was extended from the spacecraft after orbit insertion, contained three orthogonal monaxial second-harmonic probes that measured a plus or minus 0.6-gauss magnetic field with a 0- to 5-v output. The electronics unit drove the sensor, detected vector magnetic field sensor signals, and converted the signals to analog DC voltages. The experiment operated normally, acquiring 32 hr of godd data.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Mr. William D. Womack | Principal Investigator | NASA Johnson Space Center |