BackForwardInstrument:  KSEM-II HEPT 

Instrument details
Acronym KSEM-II HEPT
Full name Korea Space wEather Monitor / High Energy Proton Detector
Purpose To monitor the proton flux at platform level
Short description

Telescope for protons of energy in the range 1-500 MeV 
Background

Part of the Korean Space wEather Monitor (KSEM) together with a Magnetometer (MG), high energy proton detector, a solar X-ray detector and a Radiation/Charging Monitor (CM).
Scanning Technique
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency KARI
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2032 to 2039
Last update: 2025-06-09
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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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 GEO
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Proton integral 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 integral directional flux*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.Platform environment, medium and high energy (over 40 to over 1000 keV)