Published July 1980 | Version v1
Journal article

General description of the Araks experiments

  • 1. Toulouse-3 Univ., 31 (France). Centre d'Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements
  • 2. Paris-6 Univ., 75 (France). Inst. de Physique du Globe
  • 3. AN SSSR, Moscow. Inst. Zemnogo Magnetizma, Ionosfery i Rasprostraneniya Radiovoln
  • 4. Ecole Polytechnique, 91 - Palaiseau (France). Centre de Physique Theorique
  • 5. Space Research Institute, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Description

In this paper is given the general description of the French Soviet Araks experiments. These active rocket experiments with energetic electron injections into the ionosphere and the magnetosphere were carried out on 26 January and 15 February 1975 at Kerguelen island (L approximately 3.68). The main scientific objectives, the payload description, the launch windows and the conditions of the 2 flights are detailed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Ann. Geophys.
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
3
Series
Ann. Geophys.
Journal Page Range
271-284
ISSN
0003-4029