Geotail

retired

Admin Edit

Launched 7/24/1992

Technical Specifications

Verified technical details

Dry Mass: 640 kg
Total Mass: 1009 kg
Power: Unknown
Design Life: Unknown

Stakeholders

Operator

Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci

Manufacturer

Institute of Space and Aeronautical Sci

Launch Mission

Geotail Mission

7/24/1992

Entity Mentions

All verified mentions of this entity in source documents

Geotail was scheduled for launch in 1992 as a NASA/ISAS cooperative project to study the tail region of Earth's magnetic field.

Mentioned as: GeotailSourceFeb 4, 2026

GEOTAIL was launched jointly by Japan and the United States in 1992 and spent more than 30 years observing electromagnetic waves and plasma in Earth's magnetotail.

Mentioned as: GEOTAILSource