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Instrument details
Acronym
SPM
Full name
Solar Proton Monitor
Purpose
Monitoring of solar protons hiting the platform
Short description
Three solid state detectors monitoring the omnidirectional fluxes of solar protons in the energy ranges 0.27-3.2 MeV, 3.2-60 Mev and > 60 MeV; and alpha-particles in the range 12.5-32 MeV; and electrons of energy > 140 keV
Background
New development
Scanning Technique
N/A (in-situ measurement in the platform environment)
Resolution
N/A
Coverage / Cycle
N/A
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
NOAA
Instrument Maturity
Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:
1970 to 1971-06-18
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 Alpha particles integral directional flux Electron integral directional flux Proton integral directional flux Show all Show fewer
Tentative Evaluation of Measurements
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Instrument: SPM