Demonstration and Science Experiment (DSX) Space Weather Experiment (SWx)

Abstract

The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) to research technologies needed to significantly advance the capability to operate spacecraft in the harsh radiation environment of medium-earth orbits (MEO). The ability to operate effectively in the MEO environment significantly increases the capability to field space systems that provide high-speed satellite-based communication, lower-cost GPS navigation, and protection for satellites from space weather effects. One of DSX's physics based research areas is the Space Weather Experiment (SWx), characterizing and modeling the space radiation environment in MEO, an orbital regime attractive for future space missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA542684

Entities

People

  • J. A. Fennelly

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Detectors
  • Earth Orbits
  • Environment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Medium Earth Orbits
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Satellite Buses
  • Space Systems
  • Space Weather
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites