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Instrument details
Acronym
SOVAP
Full name
Solar Constant Variability, Picard
Purpose
Sun observation, Space weather - Monitoring from a terrestrial orbit
Short description
Differential absolute solar radiometer (2 cavities) to provide high absolute accuracy (± 0.1%) coupled with a bolometric sensor for relative measurements at high temporal resolution (10 s).
Background
New development
Scanning Technique
Sun pointing
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
Near-continuous from the dawn-dusk orbit, at 3-min intervals
Mass
11.5 kg
Power
10.5 W
Data Rate
40 bps
Providing Agency
CNES
Instrument Maturity
Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period:
2010-10-08 to 2014-04-04
Last update:
2012-11-27
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Earth observation instrument Passive optical radiometer or spectrometer Solar irradiance monitor
WIGOS Subcomponents
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Mission objectives
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: SOVAP