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AMPTE CCE


Charge Composition Explorer

General


Designation 15199 / 84088A
Launch date 16 Aug 1984
Country of origin United States
Mission Scientific: magnetophere study
Perigee/Apogee 1121/49671 km
Inclination 4.8°
Period 939.5 min
Launch vehicle Thor Delta #175


End of life


Out of service 12 July 1989
Cause failed

Technical data



Specifications


Prime contractor Johns Hopkins APL
Platform  
Mass at launch  
Mass in orbit 242 kg
Dimension  
Solar array 140 W
Stabilization spin stabilized, 10 rpm
DC power  
Design lifetime  

S-band telemetry (2.5 W) and telecommand

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