Previous Missions
The Space Plasma Physics group has been involved in a number of space missions that have now concluded. This involvement has come through providing hardware and expertise as co-investigators.
| Mission | Objective | Timeline | Involvement |
| GEOS 1 and 2 | Measure fields and plasma around geosynchronous orbit | 1977-1982 | G. Wrenn, PI of S302 Suprathermal Plasma Analyser |
| Meteosat 2 | Weather/climate monitoring | 1981-1991 | A. Johnstone, PI of Spacecraft Environment Monitor |
| AMPTE | Measure particles and fields in the near-Earth plasma environment | 1984-1985 | A. Johnstone, PI of UKS ion instrument |
| Meteosat 3 | Weather/climate monitoring | 1988-1995 | A. Coates, PI of Spacecraft Environment Monitor 2 |
| CRRES | Measure particles and fields in the near-Earth plasma environments and study the radiation belts | 1990-1991 | Hardware provider, Low Energy Particle Analyser, A. Johnstone Co-I |
| Pulsaur | Sounding rocket to investigate pulsating aurora | 1994 | Hardware provider, MCP + readout |
| STRV | Technology demonstrator and test-bed for harsh environments | 1994-1998 | A. Johnstone, PI of Cold Ion Detector |
| WIND | Examine magnetospheric and solar wind plasmas | 1994-present | C. Owen, MAG team member |
| Interball-Tail | Investigation of the magnetopause | 1995-2000 | A. Johnstone, Co-I |
| Polar | Multi-spectral observations of the aurora and examination of energy deposition into the ionosphere | 1996-2008 | Hardware provider, MCP + readout for TIMAS, A. Johnstone Co-I |
| Cluster | ESA's multi-spacecraft mission to study the magnetosphere | 1996 - crashed | A. Johnstone, PI of PEACE |
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