BackForwardInstrument:  KSEM/CM 

Instrument details
Acronym KSEM/CM
Full name Korean Space wEather Monitor / Charging Monitor
Purpose To monitor the electrostatic charge of the platform
Short description

Electrometer to measure currents in the range ± 3 pA/cm2 with the resolution of <0.01 pA/cm2
Background

Part of the Korean Space wEather Monitor (KSEM) together with an Particle Detector (PD) and a Magnetometer (MG)
Scanning Technique

In-situ measurement in GEO
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle Sampling at 1 s intervals
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency KARI
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2019 to 2029
Last update: 2025-04-07
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Electrostatic charge3 - highNo specific limitation.Platform. Electrostatic charge