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AMPTE

Mission

Active Magnetospheric Particle Tracer Explorers (AMPTE)

RAL Space Involvement

Instrumentation, operation of control centre, Data analysis

Subject

Astronomy

Main Objectives

Explored plasma phenomena in near-Earth space

Launch Date

16 Aug 1984

Contact

Sarah Smart

UK Funding Sources

SERC

Current Phase

Past

Description

The studies included not only passive measurements of the natural plasma but also active experiments in which tracer ions were released into the space plasma environment

For more information please visit the RAL Space Website

Links


Images

2 images of AMPTE
Satellite
Illustration of SOHO
Credit: Alex Lutkus, ESA
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Satellite
Sun with erupting filament, taken by SOHO
Credit: ESA
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