Freja
In the nordic mythology Freja is the goddess of Love and fecundity
Successor of
Viking
with instruments for research into the Earth's magnetosphere and the aurora.
Carries magnetic particles detectors and magnetic field captors.
Out
of service
|
16
Oct 1996
|
Cause
|
out
of control
|
http://www.ssc.se/ssd/ssat/freja.html
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Prime
contractor
|
Swedish
Space Corp.
|
Mass
at launch
|
265
kg
|
Diameter
|
2.2
m
|
Stabilization
|
Spin
stabilized (10 rpm)
|
DC
power
|
EOL:
130 W
|
Design
lifetime
|
2
years
|
Boom
length
|
15
m
|
Telemetry
data rate
|
250-500
kbps (2 Mbps burst)
|
Transmitter
power
|
2
W
|
Frequencies
|
400.55
MHz (1200 bps), 2208.163 MHz
|