University of Maryland Space Physics Group
Instrument History
Mission | Trajectory | Launch Date | Instrument | Description |
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IMP 7&8 |
Geocentric |
September 23, 1972 |
EECA (Electrostatic Energy-Charge Analyzer) |
E/q analyzer and solid state detectors |
Voyager 1&2 |
Deep Space |
September 5, 1977 |
LECP (Low Energy Charged Particle) |
Solid state detectors |
ISEE 1&3 - ICE |
Geocentric / Lagrangian-Heliocentric |
October 22, 1977 |
ULECA (Ultra-low Energy Charge Analyzer) |
Solid state detectors with E/Q analyzer |
AMPTE/CCE |
Geocentric |
August 16, 1984 |
CHEM (Charge-Energy-Mass Spectrometer) |
TOF telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector |
GAS/STS-28 |
Low Earth Orbit |
1989 |
LAT (Large Area Telescope) |
Solar energetic particles > 0.5 MeV/nucleon detection with position sensing |
Ulysses |
Heliocentric |
October 6, 1990 |
SWICS (Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer) |
TOF telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector. Uses post-acceleration. |
SAMPEX |
Low Geocentric - Nearly Polar |
July 3, 1992 |
LICA (Low-energy Ion Composition Analyzer) |
Solar energetic particles > 0.5 MeV/nucleon detection with position sensing |
Geotail |
Geocentric |
July 24, 1992 |
STICS (Super Thermal Ion Composition Spectrometer) |
TOF Telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector |
WIND |
Lagrangian/Geocentric |
November 1, 1994 |
MASS |
Energy independent mass spectrometer with E/q analyzer and post acceleration |
STICS (Super Thermal Ion Composition Spectrometer) |
TOF telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector |
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STEP (Super Thermal Energetic Particles) |
TOF/Solid state detectors |
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SWICS (Solar Wind Ion Composition Spectrometer) |
TOF telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector. Uses post-acceleration |
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SOHO |
Lagrangian |
December 2, 1995 |
MTOF (Mass-Time of Flight) |
Energy independent mass spectrometer with E/q analyzer and post acceleration |
ACE |
Lagrangian |
August 25, 1997 |
ULEIS (Ultra Low Energy Isotope Spectrometer) |
TOF/Solid State Detectors |
SWICS (Solar Wind Isotope Composition Spectrometer) |
TOF telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector. Uses post-acceleration. |
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SWIMS (Solar Wind Isotope Mass Spectrometer) |
Energy independent mass spectrometer with E/q analyzer and post acceleration |
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Cassini |
Saturn Orbit |
October 15, 1997 |
CHEMS (Charge-Energy-Mass Spectrometer) |
TOF telescope with E/q analyzer and solid state detector |
IMAGE |
Geocentric |
March 25, 2000 |
HENA (High Energy Neutral Atoms) |
TOF with microchannel plate detectors, 10-500 keV |
LENA (Low Energy Neutral Atoms) |
TOF with dispersive energy analysis, 10-500 eV |
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STEREO |
Lagrangian |
Oct. 25, 2006 |
SIT (Suprathermal Ion Telescope) |
TOF/Solid state detectors |
This page last updated January 18, 2005 by Roberto Livi
Original table by Jeff Miller with assistance
from Dr. Fred Ipavich and Dr. John Paquette.
A pdf image of the table is available here.