CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- IMAGE
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Full Name
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Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration
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Status
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Cancelled
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Mission Agencies
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NASA
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Launch Date
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25 Mar 2000
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Mission Links
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EOL Date
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18 Dec 2005
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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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853.8 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Orbit Inclination
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94.9 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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45922 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 overall objective to study the global response of the Earth's magnetosphere to changes in the solar wind. Observations of high spatial and temporal resolution 3-D imagery of magnetospheric plasma motions.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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