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- [Source: National Space Science Data Center, http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1983-113A-06 ]
The primary purpose of the magnetometer experiment was to obtain the components of magnetic field transverse to the main geomagnetic field at high latitudes which are associated with auroral field-aligned currents. The instrument consisted of (1) a triaxial fluxgate magnetometer with a fixed Z-axis sensor and adjustable X- and Y-axis sensors and (2) a signal processor to provide data at a 15-nT resolution over the range of 0 to 60,000 nT.
Group: Instrument_Details
Entry_ID: SSM
Group: Instrument_Identification
Instrument_Category: Solar/Space Observing Instruments
Instrument_Class: Magnetic Field/Electric Field Instruments
Short_Name: SSM
Long_Name: Special Sensor Magnetometer
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Group: Associated_Platforms
Short_Name: DMSP 5D-3/F15
Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F14
Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F13
Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F12
Short_Name: DMSP 5D-2/F7
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Online_Resource: http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentDisplay.do?id=1983-113A-06
Creation_Date: 2008-10-02
Group: Instrument_Logistics
Instrument_Owner: Department of Defense-Department of the Air Force (United States)
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