enhanced Polar Outflow Probe
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The enhanced Polar Outflow Probe (ePOP) is a Canadian scientific satellite mission designed to study the Earth's upper atmosphere and ionospheric outflows in near-polar orbit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian satellite
ⓘ
Earth observation satellite ⓘ ionospheric research satellite ⓘ scientific satellite ⓘ |
| acronym | ePOP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
ionospheric modeling
ⓘ
magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling studies ⓘ space weather research ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Canadian university consortium
ⓘ
University of Calgary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
imaging instrument
ⓘ
magnetometer ⓘ plasma instrument ⓘ radio receiver ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraft | CASSIOPE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inclinationType | high-inclination orbit ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2013-09-29 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Yasny Cosmodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Dnepr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massType | small satellite ⓘ |
| missionDomain | near-Earth space environment ⓘ |
| missionType |
ionospheric studies
ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ space physics ⓘ |
| observes |
Earth’s ionosphere
ⓘ
Earth’s upper atmosphere ⓘ |
| operator | Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitType |
low Earth orbit
ⓘ
near-polar orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | CASSIOPE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
investigate near-Earth space plasma processes
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study Earth’s upper atmosphere ⓘ study ionospheric outflows ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
aeronomy
ⓘ
space physics ⓘ space weather ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Canadian Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational (initial years after launch) ⓘ |
| studies |
auroral phenomena
ⓘ
ionospheric outflow ⓘ magnetosphere–ionosphere coupling ⓘ space plasma ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
high-latitude upper atmosphere
ⓘ
polar ionosphere ⓘ |
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