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Instrument details
Acronym ICARE
Full name Influence of Space Radiation on Advanced Components
Purpose To monitor the effect of ambient energetic particles on onboard electronic circuits. Also relevant for Space weather.
Short description Suite of detectors for electrons (0.05-6 MeV), protons (8-30 MeV) and heavy ions.
Background The instruments, first flown on SAC-C, has also been flown on SAC-D in an updated version (ICARE-NG, New Generation) as part of the CARMEN-1 complex that also includes SODAD (Système orbital pour la détection active des débris) to form a complex named CARMEN-1. ICARE-NG also mounted on telecommunication satellites Hotbirds 13F/13G due for launch in 2022.
Scanning Technique N/A (in-situ measurement)
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass 2.4 kg Power 3 W Data Rate 2.6 kbps

 

Providing Agency CNES
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2001 to 2015
Last update: 2022-07-25
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
  • Electron sensor at LEO
  • Proton sensor at LEO
  • Heavy ion sensor at LEO
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Alpha particles differential directional flux
  • Electron 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
Electron differential directional flux*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.Platform environment, medium and high energy (over 40 to over 400 keV)
Proton differential directional flux*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.Platform environment, high energy (over 1000 keV)
Alpha particles differential directional flux*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.Platform environment. Low-medium energy range (<10 up to 100 MeV/n)
Heavy ion flux energy and mass spectrum*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.Platform environment. Low-medium energy range (<10 up to 100 MeV/n)