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
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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ePOP acronymFor enhanced Polar Outflow Probe
ePOP fullName enhanced Polar Outflow Probe