Geotail

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:Institute_of_Space_and_Astronautical_Science_(ISAS)
gptkbp:duration 1992-2022
gptkbp:endDate 2022
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Geotail
gptkbp:instrument magnetometer
plasma analyzer
energetic particle detector
electric field detector
gptkbp:launchDate 1992-07-24
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_6925
gptkbp:mass 1000 kg
gptkbp:missionType magnetospheric research
gptkbp:notableEvent helped discover magnetic reconnection in Earth's magnetotail
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:JAXA
gptkbp:orbitType highly elliptical Earth orbit
gptkbp:powers 400 W
gptkbp:purpose study Earth's magnetotail
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:studiesRegion gptkb:magnetotail
Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:website https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/en/missions/spacecraft/current/geotail.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission
gptkb:Heliophysics_Division_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6