Energetic Particles and Ion Composition Experiment for CRRES

Abstract

The ONR-307 Energetic Particles and Ion Composition instrument payload will measure the energetic particle and plasma environment of the Earth's radiation belts and inner plasma sheet. The payload has been successfully designed, built, and tested for flight on the Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite. The instruments were integrated with the spacecraft and tested with the integrated system. This mission, originally scheduled for shuttle launch in July 1987, will now be launched on an Atlas Centaur in June, 1990. The ONR-307 payload is currently undergoing final adjustments and calibration activities prior to re-integration with the spacecraft in May 1989. Procedures have been developed and documented for on-orbit operation of the payload and acquisition of the data on digital tapes. Keywords: Magnetospheric modeling, CRRES Satellite, Energetic particles, Ion mass spectrometers, Trapped radiation, Space radiation effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1988
Accession Number
ADA198946

Entities

People

  • J. M. Quinn
  • R. R. Vondrak

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Analyzers
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • Electronic Components
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Orbits
  • Radiation Shielding
  • Random Vibration
  • Space Sciences
  • Spacecraft
  • Test Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites