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===Dynamics Explorer 1 Instrumentation===

Dynamics Explorer 1 carried the following instruments<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayExperiment.action?spacecraftId=1981-070A |title=National Space Science Data Center: Experiments on Dynamics Explorer 1|publisher=NASA/NSSDC}}</ref>:

The main instrument aboard Dynamics Explorer 1 was the *Plasma Wave Instrument (PWI). This instrument, designed and built by the Plasma Wave Group,which measured auroral kilometric radiation, auroral hiss, Z-mode radiation, and narrow band electromagnetic emissions. Additional Instruments aboard the spacecraft included:

*The Spin-scan Auroral Imager (SAI)

*The Retarding Ion Mass Spectrometer (RIMS)

*The Energetic Ion MassComposition Spectrometer (EIMSEICS)

*High Altitude Plasma Instrument (HAPI)

*Magnetic Field Observations Triaxial Fluxgate Magnetometer (MAG-A)

In addition, there were two Earth-based investigations, Auroral Physics Theory and Controlled and Naturally Occurring Wave Particle Interactions Theory. The later involved broadcasting very-low-frequency/low-frequency (0.5-200 kHz) signals from a transmitter located at Siple, Antarctica, which were received by the PWI instrument on Dynamics Explorer 1.

===Dynamics Explorer 2 Instrumentation===