Ulysses
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The Ulysses satellite (Picture by ESA)
Ulysses, a unique heliospheric mission to study the 3-D
heliospheric view for the first time, passes the solar poles (80°
heliospheric latitude) during the solar minimum (1995-1996) and solar
maximum (2000-2001). EPAC (energetic particle composition)
instrument is composed of four identical telescopes, each of which
measures
electrons (several hundred keV) and various ions (MeV) using
solid-state
detector.
| Period of operation: |
October, 1990 - |
| Orbit: |
Heliospheric
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| IRF instrument: |
EPAC, Energetic Particle Composition (PI: Dr. E.
Keppler Max-Planck-Inst., Germany)
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| Contact: |
M.Yamauchi@irf.se
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| Satellite homepage: |
Ulysses homepage at ESA
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| Project description: |
Science, Vol. 257, p. 1449, 1992
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External links:
[IRF Home] [SSPT Home]
Last update 2004-10-11
by Andreas Ekenbäck
