Dynamics Explorer (DE-1 and DE-2 or Explorer 62 and Explorer 63) was a NASA mission, launched on 3 August 1981, and terminated on 28 February 1991.[1] It consisted of two unmanned satellites, DE-1 and DE-2, whose purpose was to investigate the interactions between plasmas in the magnetosphere and those in the ionosphere. The two satellites were launched together into polar coplanar orbits, which allowed them to simultaneously observe the upper and lower parts of the atmosphere.[2]
- ^ DE (Dynamics Explorer)
- ^ "Explorer 62 (DE-1) 1981-070A". NASA. 28 October 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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