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Instrument details
Acronym
SM-8M
Full name
Magnetometer
Purpose
Measurements of the magnetic field at platform level
Short description
Three-axes magnetometer. Dynamic range: ±4 to ±55000 nT, resolution ±1 nT @ maximum of dynamics
Background
Consolidate technology
Scanning Technique
In-situ measurement in a high-inclination drifting LEO
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
Sampling at 0.1 s intervals
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2009-04-30 to 2009-12-01
Last update:
2016-03-21
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
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: SM-8M