| Name of the satellite | ESA-GEOS 2 |
|---|---|
| Other name(s) | 10981 |
| COSPAR designation | 78-071A |
| Project(s) Manager(s) of the satellite | Derek E. Mullinger |
| Institute of the project(s) manager(s) | ESA-SPICE |
| Country or Space Agency | ESA |
| Link(s) to Web site(s) | http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1978-071A
http://www.esoc.esa.de/external/mso/geos.html |
| Launch date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 14-07-1978 |
| Termination date (dd-mm-yyyy) | 01-1983 |
| Lifetime of the satellite (month) | 54 |
| Type of the orbits | GEO |
| (Initial) Perigee (km) | 36009 |
| (Initial) Apogee (km / Re) | 36071 / 5.66 |
| Orbital period (min / hour) | 1449 / 24.15 |
| Spin rate (rpm) | 10 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000736 |
| Inclination (°) | 12.67 |
| Observed regions | Magnetosphere |
| Observed waves | Wave in the ULF, ELF and VLF frequency ranges |
| Name of the first experiment | Magnetic Wave Fields (S-300) |
| Name of the second experiment | Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (S-331) |