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Instrument details
Acronym
S/WAVES
Full name
STEREO/WAVES
Purpose
To obtain unique and critical observations on the generation of Coronal Mass Ejections (CME), their evolution and their interaction with Earth's magnetosphere
Short description
There are five radio receivers covering the frequency ranges: 10-40 kHz; 40-160 kHz; 0.125-16 MHz; 32 MHz (fixed frequency); and 250,000 samples/s time series snapshots
Background
Part of an instrument complex for solar processes investigation
Scanning Technique
Interplanetary space observation from two variable positions along the Earth’s orbit around the Sun in order to implement stereoscopy
Resolution
N/A (spatially integrated observation)
Coverage / Cycle
Full interplanetary space
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2007-01-21 to 2014-10-01
Last update:
2021-12-16
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a
green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates
future satellites
Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents
Subcomponent 2 Solar radio wave sensor [from solar orbit, ecliptic, L5] Solar wind density sensor [at solar orbit, ecliptic, L5] Subcomponent 3 Solar wind density sensor [from solar orbit, ecliptic, L5]
Mission objectives
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable,
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Variable Relevance for measuring this variable Operational limitations Explanation
Radio-waves 4 - fair No specific limitation. Interplanetary space viewing, moderate dynamic range
Solar wind density 5 - marginal No specific limitation. Low-noise radio-receiver
Instrument: S/WAVES