Last modified: Jan. 15, 2001
SS-520-2 Rocket Experiment

Purpose : To study ion heating/acceleration processes and
associated ion outflow phenomena in the dayside cusp/cleft region.

Launch : Scheduled for 05-11 UT from 25 Nov. to 10 Dec., 2000

 !!! The rocket was launched around 0916 UT on Dec. 4, 2000 !!!

  • Trajectory of ISAS SS520-2 Rocket

  • ISAS SS520-2 Rocket and EISCAT radar (ESR and VHF radar)


     ESR results from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4, 2000


    SPARC , POLAR , ACE , IMAGE satellite (real time)

    EISCAT Real Time Monitor

  • ESR real time monitor in SPARC

  • IS Grapher for ESR , IS Grapher for VHF radar (CP-4) , Madrigal database

    SuperDARN Real Time Monitor

  • SuperDARN realtime monitor by JHU/APL ,
    CUTLASS radar (from 0820 UT?) (How to)

    Iceland east (Pykkvibaer) beam 6, range 1900 km.
    Finland (Hankasalmi) beam 9,range 1900 km.

    The orbit of Akebono satellite

  • November 23 , 24 , 25 (alt.) , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30


    (ESR: 78.2 deg N, 16.0 deg E (geographically))

    A simultaneous Akebono and ESR observation for the window of rocket
    experiment is possible only during 10:35-11:17 on Nov. 30.


  • MAIS (from N. Yoshida san)

  • Realtime monitor of MSP and All sky camera at Longyearbyen (UNIS)

  • MSP at Ny-Alesund

  • Geomagnetograms (LYR, TRO, etc)



  • Information