THEMIS C

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
gptkb:University_of_Massachusetts_Amherst
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band
gptkbp:dataTransmission X-band
gptkbp:dataUsage educational purposes
public outreach
scientific research
publicly available
gptkbp:design 2 years
gptkbp:homeGround gptkb:NASA's_Ground_Stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label THEMIS C
gptkbp:instrument fluxgate magnetometer
electrostatic analyzer
imaging science experiment
gptkbp:launchDate 2007-02-17
gptkbp:launched NASA
approximately $150 million
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Delta II 7920-10
gptkbp:mission low_Earth_orbit
gptkbp:missions 2 years
monitor space weather
extended mission phase
science phase
investigate ionospheric disturbances
study geomagnetic storms
gptkbp:operationalStatus operational
gptkbp:orbitalInclination approximately 2 hours
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:THEMIS_mission
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission study_of_Earth's_magnetosphere
gptkbp:researchContribution contributed to auroral research
enhanced understanding of magnetosphere dynamics
improved models of space weather effects
provided data for international collaborations
supported educational initiatives in space science
gptkbp:scientificName study auroras
investigate solar wind interactions
understand magnetic reconnection
gptkbp:secondaryMission 2010
gptkbp:successor gptkb:ARTEMIS
gptkbp:type plasma data
imaging data
magnetospheric data
gptkbp:weight approximately 100 kg