The Fluxgate Magnetometer for the AMPTE UK Subsatellite
- Resource Type
- Periodical
- Authors
- Southwood, D.J.; Mier-Jedrzejowicz, W.A.C.; Russell, C.T.
- Source
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on. GE-23(3):301-304 May, 1985
- Subject
- Geoscience
Signal Processing and Analysis
Magnetometers
Magnetosphere
Instruments
Space vehicles
Plasma measurements
Magnetic field measurement
Clouds
Plasma waves
Geophysical measurements
Magnetic cores
- Language
- ISSN
- 0196-2892
1558-0644
The fluxgate magnetometer flown on the Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers United Kingdom Subsatellite (AMPTE UKS) spacecraft and its operation are described. The instrument is a modified flightspare from the ISEE 1/2 mission and shares many features with the ISEE instruments. During routine operations data are returned to the United Kingdom Control Centre and displayed in real time in a geophysical coordinate system. Instrument and data system are all operating successfully.