ECT on RBSP
ECT on RBSP
Energetic Particle, Composition, and Thermal Plasma Suite (ECT) on Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) is the instrument suite for NASA's Van Allen Probes mission.
These instruments provide measurements needed to characterize and quantify the processes that produce the relativistic ions and electrons in the radiation belts. They measure the properties of these charged particles, the plasma waves that interact with them, the large-scale electric fields that transport them, and the magnetic field that guides them.
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Launched
August 30, 2012, at Kennedy Space Center
Launch info...
Renamed
In honor of James Van Allen on November 9, 2012
Johns Hopkins APL
Built and will operate the twin RBSP spacecraft
Science Payload
Five instruments:
ECT • EMFISIS • EFW • RBSPICE • RPS
Mission Duration
2 years
Twin spacecraft will fly nearly identical orbits
covering the entire radiation belt region
Status
MISSION COMPLETE!
Explore the list of ECT publication results from the Los Alamos Lab website
