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The results of measurements of fluxes and spectra carried out using the RELEC (relativistic electrons) equipment onboard the VERNOV satellite in the second half of 2014 are presented. The VERNOV satellite was launched on July 8, 2014 in a sun-synchronous orbit with an altitude from 640 to 830 km and an inclination of 98.4°. Scientific information from the satellite was first received on July 20, 2014. The comparative analysis of electron fluxes using data from RELEC and using experimental data on the electron detection by satellites Elektro-L (positioned at a geostationary orbit) and Meteor-M no. 2 (positioned at a circular polar orbit at an altitude of about 800 km as the VERNOV satellite) will make it possible to study the spatial distribution pattern of energetic electrons in near-Earth space in more detail.
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Original Russian Text © I.N. Myagkova, M.I. Panasyuk, S.I. Svertilov, V.V. Bogomolov, A.V. Bogomolov, V.V. Kalegaev, V.O. Barinova, E.A. Balan, 2016, published in Kosmicheskie Issledovaniya, 2016, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 73–81.
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Myagkova, I.N., Panasyuk, M.I., Svertilov, S.I. et al. Electron flux variations at altitudes of 600–800 km in the second half of 2014. preliminary results of an experiment using RELEC equipment onboard the satellite VERNOV . Cosmic Res 54, 67–75 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0010952516010135
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