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Scout G-1 | SAMPEX

Status: Success  |  Launched: Jul 03, 1992 14:19 UTC

Launch Provider & Rocket

Mission

The main objectives of SAMPEX (Solar Anomalous & Magnetospheric Particle Explorer) experiments was to obtain data for several continuous years on the anomalous, components of cosmic rays, on energetic particle emissions from the sun, and on the precipitating magnetospheric relativistic electrons.

  • Type: Planetary Science
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)

Launch Site

  • Pad: Space Launch Complex 5
  • Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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