Norad Identifikationsnummer: 37223
| Name im Katalog Spacetrack | RAX (USA 218) |
| In die Umlaufbahn bringen |
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| Deorbitation |
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| Herkunftsland/-organisation | USA (US) |
| Wir analysieren den polnischen Text, der 'Miejsce startu' lautet. | KODAK (Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA) |
| Perygeum | 604 km |
| Apogäum | 628 km |
Investigate causes of upper atmospheric/ionospheric plasma turbulence. Study large plasma formations in the ionosphere, the highest region of our atmosphere. These plasma instabilities are known to spawn magnetic field-aligned irregularities (FAI), or dense plasma clouds known to disrupt communication between Earth and orbiting spacecraft. Will utilize a large incoherent scatter radar in Poker Flats, Alaska (known as PFISR). PFISR will transmit powerful radio signals into the plasma instabilities that will be scattered into space and RAX will be recording the scatter signals with an onboard receiver.
der Satellit RAX (USA 218) hinausgetragen 20.11.2010r.