VOYAGER
Voyager LECP Data Analysis Handbook
Instrument Modeling Reports
by Sheela Shodhan
Chapter 3. Modelled Magnetic Field
The magnetic field inside the sensor subsystem which is responsible for achieving the separation of the ions from the electrons is produced by two tilted sintered Cobalt-Samarium rare earth magnets.
The magnetic field due to a slab of magnet with negligible thickness lying in the xy plane with its centre at the origin is given by [4]:
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VOYAGER 1 ELAPSED TIME
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*Since official launch
September 5, 1977, 12:56:00:00 UTC
*Since official launch
September 5, 1977, 12:56:00:00 UTC
VOYAGER 2 ELAPSED TIME
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*Since official launch
August 20, 1977, 14:29:00:00 UTC
*Since official launch
August 20, 1977, 14:29:00:00 UTC
QUICK FACTS
Manufacturer:
Voyagers 1 and 2 were built in the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Southern California.
Mission Duration: 40+ years have elapsed for both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (both are ongoing).
Destination: Their original destinations were Saturn and Jupiter. Their current destination is interstellar space.
Mission Duration: 40+ years have elapsed for both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (both are ongoing).
Destination: Their original destinations were Saturn and Jupiter. Their current destination is interstellar space.