Odin is a Swedish

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working in two disciplines:

astrophysics Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the h ...

and aeronomy, and it was named after

Odin Odin (; from non, Óðinn, ) is a widely revered Æsir, god in Germanic paganism. Norse mythology, the source of most surviving information about him, associates him with wisdom, healing, death, royalty, the gallows, knowledge, war, battle, v ...

Norse mythology Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period ...

. Within the field of astrophysics, Odin was used until the spring of 2007 aiding in the study of

star formation Star formation is the process by which dense regions within molecular clouds in The "medium" is present further soon.-->interstellar space

. Odin is still used for aeronomical observations, including exploration of the

depletion of the ozone layer Ozone depletion consists of two related events observed since the late 1970s: a steady lowering of about four percent in the total amount of ozone in Earth's atmosphere, and a much larger springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone (the ozone la ...

and effects of global warming. In February 2019 it celebrated 18 years in Earth orbit, and was still functioning nominally.

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The main instrument on Odin is a

radiometer A radiometer or roentgenometer is a device for measuring the radiant flux (power) of electromagnetic radiation. Generally, a radiometer is an infrared radiation detector or an ultraviolet detector. Microwave radiometers operate in the microwave w ...

using a 1.1 m telescope, designed to be used for both the astronomy and aeronomy missions. The radiometer works at 486–580 GHz and at 119 GHz. The second instrument on board is the

OSIRIS Osiris (, from Egyptian ''wsjr'', cop, ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲣⲉ , ; Phoenician: 𐤀𐤎𐤓, romanized: ʾsr) is the god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation in ancient Egyptian religion. He was ...

(Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System). Odin was developed by the Space Systems Division of

Swedish Space Corporation The Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) provides space subsystems, space and satellite operations, rocket and balloon systems including experiment equipment, launch services, aerospace engineering services as well as airborne maritime surveillance s ...

(now OHB Sweden) as part of an international project involving the space agencies of Sweden ( SNSB), Finland ( TEKES), Canada (

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) and France ( CNES). Odin was launched on a

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rocket on 20 February 2001 from Svobodny,

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. In April 2007, astronomers announced that Odin had made the first ever detection of molecular

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() in interstellar clouds. The spacecraft was still functioning nominally in 2010. It continues to function and as of 20 February 2019, is still functioning nominally.

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International partners: * * * * Agencies or organizations involved in Odin: *Swedish National Space Board *Swedish Space Corporation *Canadian Space Agency *Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (of Canada) *National Technology Agency of Finland *CNES (France) Objectives: *Astronomy *Aeronomy applications *Atmospheric research *Stratospheric ozone chemistry *Mesospheric ozone science *Summer mesospheric science *Coupling of atmospheric regions

Results

Examples: *Odin has observed water in

comet A comet is an icy, small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, warms and begins to release gases, a process that is called outgassing. This produces a visible atmosphere or coma, and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena ar ...

s. *Odin detected of molecular

() in interstellar clouds. *Odin observed carbon monoxide in the strato-mesosphere. *Odin has studied nitrous oxides in the atmosphere.

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External links

Odin information at Swedish National Space BoardOdin information at OHB Sweden
{{DEFAULTSORT:Odin (Satellite) Spacecraft launched in 2001 Geospace monitoring satellites Space programme of Sweden Submillimetre telescopes

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