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Instrument details
Acronym
RPS-1
Full name
X-ray Semi-conductor Spectrometer
Purpose
Registration and spectrometry of the X-ray solar flare radiation and its forerunners
Short description
Advanced X-ray spectrometer based on semi-conductors. Energy range: 3-30 keV band in steps of 1.5 keV.
Background
New development
Scanning Technique
Sun pointing from a LEO high-inclination drifting orbit
Resolution
N/A (full disk)
Coverage / Cycle
Full Sun disk integral at about 1-s rate
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2001 to 2005-12-06
Last update:
2017-05-17
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Solar activity monitor
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
Solar X-ray flux spectrum 3 - high No specific limitation. Coarse spectral resolution, wide dynamic range
Instrument: RPS-1