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Instrument details
Acronym
SWS/IPM
Full name
Space Weather Suite / Ionospheric PhotoMeter
Purpose
UV spectrometry of the ionosphere
Short description
Observation of the night-sky 135.6 nm oxygen airglow intensity for the retrieval of ionospheric total electrons and NmF2 (sensitivity ≥150 counts.s-1.R-1); and observation of the bright-day 135.6 nm oxygen air glow intensity and the nitrogen air glow intensity of LBH (140-180 nm）(sensitivity≥1 counts.s-1.R-1) for the retrieval of oxygen-nitrogen ratio at the ionospheric altitude.
Background
Part of the SWS (Space Weather Suite) package
Scanning Technique
Ionospheric viewing from a sunsynchronous orbit. FOV: 3.5° (along-track) × 1.6° (cross-track)
Resolution
30 km at the altitude of 300 km.
Coverage / Cycle
Global daily. Sampling at 20 s intervals (oxygen) and 2 s (nitrogen)
Mass
Power
Data Rate
Providing Agency
CMA
Instrument Maturity
Backed by strong heritage
Utilization Period:
2018-02-10 to ≥2022
Last update:
2018-06-13
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on
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Instrument classification
Solar and space environment monitors Space radiometer or spectrometer
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
UV flux 1 - primary No specific limitation. Earth's limb and surface observed, wide dynamic range
UV sky image 1 - primary No specific limitation. Earth's limb observed, high spatial resolution
Instrument: SWS/IPM