Scout G-1 | SAMPEX

Name: Scout G-1 | SAMPEX
Start: 1992-07-03T14:19:00Z
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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.

Mission Details

Launch date: July 3, 1992 at 02:19 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Scout G-1
Operator: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Launch site: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Mission type: Planetary Science