ISEE-2 International Sun-Earth Explorer 2 spacecraft
ESA's daughter spacecraft in the ISEE-1/2 magnetospheric pair, ISEE-2 launched on 22 October 1977 into a highly elliptical geocentric orbit to measure electric and magnetic fields and low-energy particle fluxes in the solar wind, bow shock, and outer magnetosphere; it re-entered in 1987.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ISEE-2ISEE 2International Sun-Earth Explorer 2International Magnetospheric Explorer 2ISEE-B
- Family Name
- ISEE-2
- Full Name
- ISEE-2 International Sun-Earth Explorer 2 spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- ESA's daughter spacecraft in the ISEE-1/2 magnetospheric pair, ISEE-2 launched on 22 October 1977 into a highly elliptical geocentric orbit to measure electric and magnetic fields and low-energy particle fluxes in the solar wind, bow shock, and outer magnetosphere; it re-entered in 1987.
- First Flight Year
- 1,977
- Last Flight Year
- 1,987
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:24:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:24:23 UTC