Measurements and Applications
Measures geomagnetic fluctuations associated with solar geophysical phenomena. With SSIES and SSJ provides heating and electron density profiles in the ionosphere.
Full Name
Special Sensor Magnetometer
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Magnetic field 
Geometry
Conical scanning
Instrument Technology
Magnetometer
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Binary, NetCDF
DMSP F-12 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-12 (1994 - 2004) |
| DMSP F-13 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-13 (1995 - 2015) |
| DMSP F-14 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-14 (1997 - 2020) |
| DMSP F-15 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-15 (1999 - 2019) |
DMSP F-16 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-16 (2003 - 2025) |
| DMSP F-17 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-17 (2006 - 2025) |
| DMSP F-18 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-18 (2009 - 2025) |
| DMSP F-19 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-19 (2014 - 2016) |
DMSP F-20 - Defense Meteorological Satellite Program F-20 (2020 - 2025) |