Payload for Antimatter Matter Exploration and Light-Nuclei Astrophysics
Description
The Pamela mission is devoted to the investigation of dark matter, the baryon asymmetry in the Universe, cosmic ray generation and propagation in our Galaxy and Solar System, and studies of solar modulation and the interaction of cosmic rays with the Earth's magnetosphere. The primary scientific goal is the study of the antimatter component of the cosmic radiation, in order:
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Links
http://pamela.roma2.infn.it/index.php Facts Spectrum Studied: Particles Launch Date: 2006-05-15 Current Status: Operational Orbital Location: Earth Orbit (570 km) Launch Vehicle: Soyuz Launch Site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Mass: 6,078 kg Funding Agency Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Italy Deutschen Zentrum fur Luft - und Raumfahrt (DLR), Germany Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy Roskosmos, Russia Russian Academy of Science, Russia Swedish National Space Board, Sweden |