BackForwardInstrument:  SPP-fields 

Instrument details
Acronym SPP-fields
Full name Space Physics Package - fields
Purpose To measure the Earth's magnetic field and thermal electrons
Short description Package of: 1) LP (Langmuir Probe); and 2) SMAG (Scientific Magnetometer)
Background Part of the Space Physics Package (SPP)
Scanning Technique In-situ measurement in a sunsynchronous orbit
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency KARI
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2003 to 2005
Last update: 2017-04-28
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 1
  • In-situ plasma probes, and energetic particle spectrometers and magnetometers at GEO and LEO, and magnetic field at GEO
  • Magnetometer at LEO
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Electron Density
  • Ionospheric plasma density
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
Ionospheric plasma density*4 - fairNo specific limitation.Platform. Ionospheric plasma density
Electron Density*4 - fairNo specific limitation.Platform. Electron density