NSSDCA ID: 1981-049A-04
Mission Name: GOES 5The spinning twin-fluxgate magnetometer, located at a few meters away from the spacecraft was designed to provide the orthogonal components of the magnetic field: Hp was parallel to the spin axis that was held nearly in the direction of Earth's axis, He was directed toward Earth center, and Hn pointed eastward. The magnetometer had a range of +/- 400 nT (without saturation) and a resolution of 0.1 nT over a range of +/- 50 nT. The sensitivity of the magnetometer was about 0.2 nT. The instrument and its electronics were carried on board GOES-4,-5,-6,and -7, without significant changes. Data during the first 3 months of 1986 has poor quality Hp component. The experiment became inoperational in February, 1987.
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Name | Role | Original Affiliation | |
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Dr. Joann Joselyn | Other Investigator | NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories | jjoselyn@sec.noaa.gov |
Dr. Harold Leinbach | Principal Investigator | NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories | |
Dr. Herbert H. Sauer | Principal Investigator | NOAA Environmental Research Laboratories | hsauer@sel.noaa.gov |