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Instrument details
Acronym
KSEM/MG
Full name
Korean Space Environment Monitor / Magnetometer
Purpose
To measure the magnetic field in the platform environment
Short description
3-axis magnetometer operating in the range ±4 to ±64,000 nT with resolution ±1 nT @ maximum of the dynamics
Background
Part of the Korean Space Environment Monitor (KSEM) together with a Particle Detector (PD) and a Charging Monitor (CM). Actually developed under the ESA THEMIS programme.
Scanning Technique
In-situ measurement in GEO
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
Sampling at 0.1 s intervals
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
ESA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
2019-07-25 to ≥2029
Last update:
2019-06-10
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates
future satellites
Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Geomagnetic field 3 - high No specific limitation. Platform, vectorial, wide dynamics, high resolution
Instrument: KSEM/MG