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Instrument details
Acronym
SEISS/SGPS
Full name
SEISS / Solar and Galactic Proton Sensor
Purpose
To measure high-energy protons at platform level
Short description
Measuring protons in 10 logaritmically-spaced channels for energy 10-500 MeV, and integral flux for energy >500 Mev
Background
Part of the SEISS (Space Environment In-Situ Suite) package
Scanning Technique
N/A (in situ measurement in the platform environment)
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
N/A
Mass
4.9 kg
Power
5.1 W
Data Rate
Providing Agency
NASA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
2017-12-18 to ≥2027
Last update:
2017-06-04
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 Energetic particle spectrometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
No WIGOS subcomponents have been defined.
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives Proton differential directional flux Proton integral directional flux Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: SEISS/SGPS