A description of the precision triaxial fluxgate magnetometer to be flown aboard the MAGSAT spacecraft is presented. The instrument covers the range of + or - 64,000 nT with a resolution of + or - 0.5 nT, an intrinsic accuracy of + or - 0.001% of full scale and an angular alignment stability of the order of 2 seconds of arc. It was developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and represents the state-of-the-art in precision vector magnetometers developed for spaceflight use.


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    Title :

    The MAGSAT vector magnetometer: A precision fluxgate magnetometer for the measurement of the geomagnetic field


    Contributors:
    Acuna, M. H. (author) / Scearce, C. S. (author) / Seek, J. (author) / Scheifele, J. (author)

    Publication date :

    1978-10-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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