Objectives and Applications
AMPERE is a U.S. Earth observing system (2010) providing near-real time magnetic field measurements using commercial satellites as part of a new observation network to forecast weather in space. This is the first step in developing a system that enables 24-hour tracking of Earth's response to supersonic blasts of plasma ejected from the Sun at collection rates fast enough to one day enable forecasters to predict space weather effects.
Full Name
Active Magnetosphere and Planetary Electrodynamics Response Experiment
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Iridium 
Launch Date
05 May 1997
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2025
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
65 deg
Orbit Altitude
780 km
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
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