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Instrument details
Acronym LP
Full name Langmuir probe
Purpose To determine the electron temperature, electron density, and electric potential of plasma
Short description Langmuir probe
Background Consolidated technology
Scanning Technique In-situ measurement in a drifting LEO
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency KARI
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 1963 to 2014
Last update: 2022-08-08
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
Primary mission objectives
  • Electron Density
  • Ionospheric plasma density
Evaluation of Measurements