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| Organization | PAMELA group |
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| Mission Type | Cosmic Ray |
| Host Satellite | Resurs DK1 |
| Launch | 15 June 2006 |
| Launch vehicle | Soyuz-FG |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome |
| Mission duration | 3 years (planned), 9 years, 7 months and 23 days (achieved) |
| Mission end | 7 February 2016 |
| Mass | 470 kg |
| Max length | 1300 mm |
| Power consumption | 335 Watts |
| Webpage | PAMELA homepage |
| Orbital elements (Resurs DK1) | |
| Inclination | 70 degrees |
| Orbit | quasi-polar elliptical |
| Min altitude | 360 km |
| Max altitude | 604 km |
| Period | 94.02 min |
PAMELA (Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics) was a cosmic ray research module attached to an Earth orbiting satellite. PAMELA was launched on 15 June 2006 and was the first satellite-based experiment dedicated to the detection of cosmic rays, with a particular focus on their antimatter component, in the form of positrons and antiprotons. Other objectives included long-term monitoring of the solar modulation of cosmic rays, measurements of energetic particles from the Sun, high-energy particles in Earth's magnetosphere and Jovian electrons. It was also hoped that it may detect evidence of dark matter annihilation.[1] PAMELA operations were terminated in 2016,[2] as were the operations of the host-satellite Resurs-DK1. The experiment was a recognized CERN experiment (RE2B).[3][4]
- ^ Vincenzo Buttaro (ed.). "The Space Mission PAMELA". Retrieved 4 September 2009.
- ^ Adriani, O; et al. (PAMELA Collaboration) (2018). "Ten Years of PAMELA in Space". Rivista del Nuovo Cimento. 10 (2017): 473–522. arXiv:1801.10310. Bibcode:2018arXiv180110310A. doi:10.1393/ncr/i2017-10140-x. S2CID 119078426.
- ^ "Recognized Experiments at CERN". The CERN Scientific Committees. CERN. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "RE2B/PAMELA : A Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-nuclei Astrophysics". CERN. Retrieved 20 January 2020.