CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- Munin
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Full Name
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Name of Creature from Nordic Mythology - Translates as "Memory"
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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IRF
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Launch Date
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21 Nov 2000
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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01 Feb 2001
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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International Designator
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Orbit Type
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Highly elliptical
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Orbit Period
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110 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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96.5 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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707 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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Repeat Cycle
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Objectives and Applications
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The scientific objective of Munin is to collect data on the auroral activity on both the northern and southern hemispheres (and distribution of electrons, ions and neutral particles), such that a global picture of the current state of space weather activity can be made available on-line.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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OpenSearch Datasets
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No IDN OpenSearch datasets found.
No FedEO OpenSearch datasets found.
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