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 3D imagery of magnetospheric plasma motions.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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