BackForwardInstrument:  GGAK-E/SKL-E 

Instrument details
Acronym GGAK-E/SKL-E
Full name GGAK-E / Solar cosmic rays spectrometer
Purpose To measure electrons and protons in the solar cosmic rays
Short description Spectrometer for energy fluxes in the ranges 0.2-20 MeV (electrons) and 3.5-320 MeV (protons)
Background Part of the GGAK-E (Heliogeophysical Instrument Complex on Electro-L) package, also confirmed for Electro-M (GGAK-E/M) and adapted to Arctica (GGAK-E/A)
Scanning Technique Sun pointing from GEO
Resolution N/A (full disk)
Coverage / Cycle Full solar disk, near continous
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2013 to 2034
Last update: 2022-08-01
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Energetic particle spectrometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • In-situ plasma probes, and energetic particle spectrometers and magnetometers at GEO and LEO, and magnetic field at GEO
  • Electron sensor at GEO
  • Proton sensor at GEO
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Electron differential directional flux
  • Proton differential directional flux
Evaluation of Measurements

The following list indicates which measurements can typically be retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable, click on the respective variable.

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Electron differential directional flux*4 - fairNo specific limitation.Sun pointing, medium and high energy (over 40 to over 400 keV)
Proton differential directional flux*4 - fairNo specific limitation.Sun pointing, high energy (over 1000 keV)
Solar wind density2 - very highNo specific limitation.Solar viewing. Inferred by elecron and proton spectroscopy
Solar wind temperature2 - very highNo specific limitation.Solar viewing. Inferred by elecron and proton spectroscopy
Solar wind velocity2 - very highNo specific limitation.Solar viewing. Inferred by elecron and proton spectroscopy