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The Inner Magnetosphere Imager MissionThe Inner Magnetosphere Imager (IMI) mission will carry instruments to globally image energetic neutral atoms, far and extreme ultraviolet light, and X rays. These imagers will see the ring current inner plasmasheet, plasmasphere, aurora, and geocorona. With these observations it will be possible, for the first time, to develop an understanding of the global shape of the inner magnetosphere and the interrelationships between its parts. Seven instruments are currently envisioned on a single spinning spacecraft with a despun platform. IMI will be launched into an elliptical, polar orbit with an apogee of approximately 7 Earth radii altitude and perigee of 4800 km altitude.
Document ID
19970004848
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Gallagher, D. L. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Publication Information
Publisher: The American Geophysical Union
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:112096
NASA-TM-112096
Accession Number
97N12872
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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