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Odin is a Swedish satellite working in two disciplines: astrophysics and aeronomy, and it was named after Odin of Norse mythology. Within the field of astrophysics, Odin was used until the spring of 2007 aiding in the study of star formation .
Odin: Satellite for studies of, e.g., the Earth's atmosphere and molecular clouds in the Milky Way. Space geodesy: Radio telescopes and satellites (GPS) are used to measure movements in Earth's crust and water vapour in the atmosphere. Receiver development: Laboratories for development of sensitive radio receivers.
The Odin satellite was operated until June 2007 as a joint mission between astronomy and aeronomy disciplines. 50% of the total observation time was dedicated to each discipline where time was split into 1 day segments. Odin has operated as a purely aeronomy mission since June, 2007, and continues to the present, with almost complete coverage.
The Swedish National Space Agency (SNSA, Swedish: Rymdstyrelsen) is a Government agency in Sweden operating under the Swedish Ministry of Education and Science.SNSA operates as a key component of the Swedish space programme, which is mostly carried out through international cooperation, and has included a sequence of satellite missions, both national ones and in cooperation with other nations.
Advanced Satellite for Cosmology and Astrophysics (ASCA, Astro-D) ISAS & NASA: 20 Feb 1993: 2 Mar 2001: Earth orbit (523.6–615.3 km) ... Odin: Swedish Space ...
The first physical confirmation that water ice is indeed the primary component of noctilucent clouds came from the HALOE instrument on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite in 2001. [29] In 2001, the Swedish Odin satellite performed spectral analyses on the clouds, and produced daily global maps that revealed large patterns in their ...
South Point station, Hawaii, US. The Swedish Space Corporation, SSC, also registered as Svenska rymdaktiebolaget, [1] is a Swedish space services company. SSC operations consist of launches of sounding rockets and stratospheric balloons, tests of future generation rocket engines and new rocket fuels, operation and maintenance of space and aviation systems, as well as satellite communications ...
Runic Inscription 181 Runestone G 181 with figures identified as Odin, Thor, and Freyr.. This Viking Age runestone, designated as G 181 in the Rundata catalog, was originally located at a church at Sanda, Gotland, Sweden, and is believed to depict the three Norse pagan gods Odin, Thor, and Freyr.