Proposed Priority Science Operations Topic

SPOT 13: Topic 'Spitzbergen Rocket Campaign'

Topic Description

The Spitzbergen rocket campaign includes two NASA sounding rockets to explore the plasma physics of the dayside cusp. Instrumentation includes DC and AC electric and magnetic fields, energetic particle detectors, photometers, Langmuir probes, X-rays, etc. The rockets launches will also be conducted with the EISCAT radar and other ground-based instruments. P.I.'s are Robert Pfaff (NASA/GSFC) and Nelson Maynard (Mission Research Corp.)

EPOCH/ORBIT CHARACTERISTICS

Nov 27-Dec 20 1997, 0630-1030 UT

POLAR DATA REQUIRED

Auroral imager data from VIS, UVI and PIXIE on Polar

POLAR DE-SPUN PLATFORM OPERATIONS

Platform pointing around Spitzbergen - ideally towards the cusp

OTHER ISTP MISSIONS/ISTRUMENTS REQUIREMENTS

WIND real time data from 0600-1000 UT, Nov. 27-Dec.20
Sondrestrom Fjord Radar for these times.
Superdarn radar running in common mode

Topic Proposed by: Robert F. Pfaff

e-mail: rob.pfaff@gsfc.nasa.gov