Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite
| ARGOS | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Experimental satellite |
| Country: |
 United States
|
| Operator: | US Air Force |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1999-008A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 2720 kg |
| Begin: | February 23, 1999, 10:29 UTC |
| Starting place: | Vandenberg SLC-2 |
| Launcher: | Delta-7920-10 D267 |
| Flight duration: | 3 years |
| Status: | Automatically switched off |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 102 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 98.7 ° |
| Apogee height : | 842 km |
| Perigee height : | 822 km |
The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite , ARGOS for short , was an American experimental satellite that carried out scientific experiments from 1999 to 2002.
Furnishing
The satellite was equipped with the following devices:
- High-temperature super-conductive experiment II (HTSSE)
- Extreme Ultraviolet Photometer (EUVIP)
- Electric propeller room test (ESEX)
- Unconventional Stellar Aspect (USA)
- Space dust (SPADUS)
- Critical Ionization Velocity (CIV)
- High resolution airglow / aurora spectroscope (HIRAAS)
- Global Ionosphere Imaging Monitor (GIMI)
The energy was supplied by two fold-out solar modules and batteries.
The contract for the development and manufacture of the satellite was awarded to the Space Systems Division of Rockwell International in Seal Beach . This area was later taken over by Boeing.
Mission history
ARGOS was launched on February 23, 1999 in a Delta 7920-10 launcher from Vandenberg Air Force Base SLC-2 .
It was automatically turned off about three years after it started.
Web links
- ARGOS (P91-1) on Gunter's Space Page (English)
- ESA: ARGOS (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Original orbit data according to ARGOS in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on April 28, 2017 (English).
- ↑ Harold W. Ennulat: Paper Session III-B - The Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite (ARGOS) - Pioneering Advancements in Space. (PDF) In: The Space Congress Proceedings. Paper April 25, 1996, pp. 8-17 , accessed July 9, 2017 .
- ^ John Mintz: Boeing To Buy Rockwell's Defense, Space Division. Washington Post, August 2, 1996, accessed July 9, 2017 .