Comparison of Results from the S3-2 Satellite and the Chatanika Radar in an Early Morning Aurora

Abstract

During orbit 6352, the Air Force satellite S3-2 passed by the Chatanika radar in a trajectory that was only 12 deg off from the geomagnetic meridian along which the radar scanned. This report presents the analysis of the data for this orbit from the triaxial fluxgate magnetometer, the electrostatic analyzer aboard the satellite, and the radar data. These data were obtained simultaneously during a morning active aurora. Comparisons of current densities determined by these experiments are made, and the agreement between the electrostatic analyzer precipitating electron fluxes and the electron densities determined from the radar data is shown. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 22, 1979
Accession Number
ADA086861

Entities

People

  • Bertram M. Shuman
  • Roger P. Vancour

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Analyzers
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Flux
  • Electrons
  • Electrostatic Analyzers
  • Ionosphere
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Flux Density
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Orbits
  • Vector Magnetometers

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Satellites