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Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX)

An artist's concept of the Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) spacecraft in space.
SAMPEX measured the elemental and isotropic composition of solar energetic particles, anomalous cosmic rays, and galactic cosmic raysMission Duration: July 1992 – November 2012Operating Network: Near Earth Network

SAMPEX measured the elemental and isotropic composition of solar energetic particles, anomalous cosmic rays, and galactic cosmic rays. Designed as a low cost mission with a duration of three years, SAMPEX far exceeded expectations by functioning until 2012, a total of twenty years.

Mission Duration: July 1992 – November 2012Operating Network: Near Earth Network*

› Near Space Network (NSN)› Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX)› Historical Missions Supported by SCaN

* Editor’s Note: As of October 2020, the Near Earth Network and the Space Network have aggregated into the Near Space Network.