BackForwardInstrument:  GALS/1 

Instrument details
Acronym GALS/1
Full name Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1
Purpose Spectroscopy of the components of galactic cosmic rays
Short description Description not available. Presumably, spectroscopy of protons (1-10 MeV), and ions (10-100 MeV/n with Z from 2 to 26)
Background Part of the instrument package carried by 4 satellites of the 5-satellite Ionozonde constellation
Scanning Technique Magnetosphere scanned by a cluster of four satellites in sunsynchronous orbit
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle Full ionospheric volume
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2024 to 2032
Last update: 2021-12-16
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
  • 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
  • Proton sensor at LEO
  • Alpha-particle sensor at LEO
  • Heavy ion sensor at LEO
  • Plasma density sensor at LEO
  • Plasma temperature sensor at LEO
  • Plasma velocity sensor at LEO
  • Subcomponent 3
  • Neutral and Ion Mass Spectrometer
  • Heavy ions mass spectrometer [from LEO and HEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Alpha particles differential directional flux
  • Heavy ion flux energy and mass spectrum
  • 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
Proton differential directional flux*3 - highNo specific limitation.Interplanetary space, medium and high energy (over 40 to over 1000 keV)
Alpha particles differential directional flux*1 - primaryNo specific limitation.Sun-pointing. Energy range of major interest (over 10 up to 100 MeV/n)
Solar wind density3 - highNo specific limitation.Interplanetary space. Inferred from Proton and Alpha-particle spectroscopy
Solar wind temperature3 - highNo specific limitation.Interplanetary space. Inferred from Proton and Alpha-particle spectroscopy
Solar wind velocity3 - highNo specific limitation.Interplanetary space. Inferred from Proton and Alpha-particle spectroscopy
Heavy ion flux energy and mass spectrum*3 - highNo specific limitation.Sun-pointing. Energy range of major interest (over 10 up to 100 MeV/n)