UKS Spacecraft
The UKS spacecraft carried instrumentation to measure magnetic fields,
positive ions, electrons, particle modulations, and plasma waves. It kept a
station-keeping orbit with IRM to provide measurements of the interaction of
the artificial ion clouds with the ambient medium, and in particular the
formation and decay fo a magnetic cavity.
The UKS was power-limited, and
operated for selected portions of each orbit from launch until
January 16, 1985. Color microfiche of the UKS survey plots and
hardcopy of summary catalogues are available in the NSSDC; for
digital data sets Dr. D. Bryant or the instrument investigators
should be contacted.