NSSDCA ID: SPMS-00433
Availability: At NSSDC, Ready for Offline Distribution (or Staging if Digital)
Time span: 1961-08-16 to 1961-12-05
This magnetic field data set is on one reel of 35-mm microfilm that was generated at NSSDC from the data in data set 61-020A-02A. Each frame presents plots of the azimuthal angle of the field vector measured relative to the satellite meridian plane passing through the sun, the polar angle of the field vector measured relative to the satellite spin axis, and the field magnitude (nT). Each data point is a 10-s average computed and plotted once every 5 min. Each frame contains 24 h of data. These data, which are time ordered, contain no ephemeris information and cover approximately 80% of the period from August 16, 1961, to December 5, 1961. Many of the gaps are due to perigee passing (magnitude of the magnetic field is greater than 1000 nT), and these occur with a period of approximately 26.6 h.
Questions and comments about this data collection can be directed to: Coordinated Request and User Support Office
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