Spacecraft Instrumentation to Measure and Stimulate Space Particles and Plasma Waves in the Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) Regime

Abstract

UCLA is building a three-axis fluxgate magnetometer for the AFRL-DSX mission. The instrument is designed to measure the medium-Earth orbit geomagnetic field with precision of 0.1 nT and provide the field direction to within 1 degree. The instrument will provide the DC magnetic field for phase space density calculations of energetic particles, the magnetic field vector information for the Loss Cone Imager (LCI) payload, and the ULF wave environment. The project is on schedule for engineering delivery in October 2006 and flight unit delivery in October 2007.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 2006
Accession Number
ADA457161

Entities

People

  • Mark B. Moldwin

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Apogees
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Circuit Boards
  • Contracts
  • Earth Orbits
  • Elliptical Orbits
  • Engineering
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Instrumentation
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetometers
  • Measurement
  • Medium Earth Orbits
  • Spacecraft
  • Vector Magnetometers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites