ERS 17 & 18

Environmental Research Satellites 17 & 18

Environmental Research Satellites 17 & 18

Mission Objectives

The objective of the ERS 17/18 satellites was to provide a more complete monitoring in space and to study the radiation background problems associated with nuclear detection satellites at altitudes extending throughout the magnetosphere to ~18 earth radii. The satellites provided a monitor for the increase of trapped radiation fluxes caused by the injection of electrons resulting from nuclear detonations in near space.

ERS 17 & 18 Information

Mission Objectives
Spacecraft
Gamma-ray Counters
Scientific Results
Publications