A biaxial, closed-loop, fluxgate magnetometer was deployed on a boom about 0.61 m long. The magnetometer, which had one sensor aligned parallel to the spacecraft spin axis and the other perpendicular to this axis, measured the magnetic field at synchronous altitude. Each sensor had a selectable range (+50, 100, 200, or 400 nT), an offset field capability (plus or minus 1200 nT in 40-nT steps), and an inflight calibration capability.
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A biaxial, closed-loop, fluxgate magnetometer was deployed on a boom about 0.61 m long. The magnetometer, which had one sensor aligned parallel to the spacecraft spin axis and the other perpendicular to this axis, measured the magnetic field at synchronous altitude. Each sensor had a selectable range (+50, 100, 200, or 400 nT), an offset field capability (plus or minus 1200 nT in 40-nT steps), and an inflight calibration capability.
| Role | Person | StartDate | StopDate | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | PrincipalInvestigator | spase://SMWG/Person/Harold.Leinbach | |||
| 2. | PrincipalInvestigator | spase://SMWG/Person/Herbert.H.Sauer | |||
| 3. | TeamMember | spase://SMWG/Person/Joann.Joselyn | |||
| 4. | MetadataContact | spase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze |
Information about the Biaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer experiment on the GOES 1 mission.
Caveats and more information about data from this instrument.