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Class: Earth. Type: Magnetosphere. Destination: High Earth Orbit. Nation: Czech Republic. Agency: RVSN. The Czechoslovak satellite MAGION researched the magnetosphere and ionosphere of the earth. Typical orbit: 707 x 43591 km, 74.7 deg inclinaton. Mass: 39 kg (85 lb).
Magion Chronology - 1978 October 24 - Magion 1 - Program: Intercosmos. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC132/1. Launch Vehicle: Kosmos 3. Mass: 15 kg (33 lb). Perigee: 404 km (251 mi). Apogee: 762 km (473 mi). Inclination: 83.00 deg. Period: 96.40 min.
Ionospheric, magnetospheric studies. The Czechoslovak satellite MAGION was launched into orbit by the Soviet spacecraft Intercosmos 18. It forms a part of the scientific programme of Intercosmos 18, launched from USSR territory on 24 Oct 1978. MAGION was separated into an autonomous orbit on 14 Nov 1978. General function: Reasearch of the magnetosphere and ionosphere of the earth (magnetosphere-ionosphere satellite).
- 1989 September 28 - Magion 2 - Program: Intercosmos. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32/2. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Perigee: 498 km (309 mi). Apogee: 2,441 km (1,516 mi). Inclination: 82.60 deg. Period: 115.30 min.
Deployed from Intercosmos 24 10/3/89; examined signal propogation from Intercosmos 24. Research of the magnetosphere and the ionosphere of the Earth. The Czechoslovak satellite Magion 2 was launched into orbit by the Soviet spacecraft Intercosmos 24. Magion 2 forms a part of the scientific programme of Intercosmos 24 (project Aktivnyj) Exe cution of the scientific programme of the 'Aktivny' project in conjunction with Intercosmos-24, permitting simultaneous spatially separating investigations of plasma processes in circumterrestrial space.
- 1991 December 18 - Magion 3 - Program: Intercosmos. Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC32/2. Launch Vehicle: Tsiklon. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Perigee: 436 km (270 mi). Apogee: 2,943 km (1,828 mi). Inclination: 82.60 deg. Period: 120.20 min.
Separated from Intercosmos 25 on 12/28/91; geophysical. Research of magnetosphere nad the ionosphere of the Earth by passive and active methods. Launched on 18 Dec 1991. The Czechoslovak satellite Magion 3 forms, together with the spacecraft Intercosmos 25, part of the Apex scientific project. Magion 3 was sep arated into an autonomous orbit on 28 Dec 1991. Magion 3 was launched into orbit by the Soviet spacecraft Intercosmos 25.
- 1995 August 2 - Magion 4 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 50 kg (110 lb). Perigee: 17,068 km (10,605 mi). Apogee: 175,449 km (109,018 mi). Inclination: 70.30 deg. Period: 5,454.00 min.
Deployed from Interbol-1 on 8/3/95; solar wind studies in conjunction with Interbol-1.
- 1996 August 29 - Magion 5 - Launch Site: Plesetsk. Launch Complex: LC43/3. Launch Vehicle: Soyuz. Mass: 58 kg (127 lb). Perigee: 1,366 km (848 mi). Apogee: 18,608 km (11,562 mi). Inclination: 63.60 deg. Period: 347.20 min.
The S2-A Magion 5 sub-satellite deployed from Interbol-2 on 30 August 1996 and conducted auroral studies in conjunction with Interbol-2. It was believed lost due to a solar panel failure until it was revived on the 14 May 1998.
Bibliography:- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Report (Internet Newsletter), Harvard University, Weekly, 1989 to Present. Web Address when accessed: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
- JPL Mission and Spacecraft Library, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1997. Web Address when accessed: http://msl.jpl.nasa.gov/home.html.
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