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- The purpose of the AEROS spacecraft mission was to study the state and behavior of the upper atmosphere (thermosphere) and the ionospheric F-region. Of particular interest was the influence of solar ultraviolet radiation on the structure, photochemistry and dynamics of the atmosphere above 100 km altitude. INSTRUMENTATION: Five experiments provided data on the temperature and density of F-region electrons, ions and neutral particles, on the composition of ions and neutral particles, and on the solar ultraviolet flux incident on the topside ionosphere. SPACECRAFT: The AEROS satellite had a circular cylindrical shape with a diameter of 0.914 meter and a height of 0.710 meter. ORBIT: AEROS was launched into an elliptical, polar, and nearly sun-synchronous earth orbit. The spacecraft was spin stabilized at 10 rpm and was oriented with the spin axis toward the sun. Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: AEROS-1 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: AEROS Short_Name: AEROS-1 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: AEROS-A Short_Name: 06315 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: MASS SPECTROMETERS Short_Name: RPA Short_Name: Quadrupole Mass Analyzer Short_Name: Impedance Probe Short_Name: Grating Spectrometer Short_Name: Solar Collimator Short_Name: Photomultiplier End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 96.9 degrees Period: 95.6 minutes Perigee: 223.0 km Apogee: 867.0 km Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-08-22 Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1972-100A Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1972-12-16 Launch_Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA Primary_Sponsor: NASA Primary_Sponsor: GERMANY End_Group End_Group
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