BackForwardInstrument:  SWS/SEM/IMS 

Instrument details
Acronym SWS/SEM/IMS
Full name Space Weather Suite / Space Environment Monitor / Ionosphere Measurement Sensor
Purpose To measure ionospheric electron temperature and density, and platform charge and dose
Short description Specially arranged Langmuir Probe for electron temperature (0-1 eV) and density in the 10- 10^6 e/cm3 range
Background Part of the SWS (Space Weather Suite) package
Scanning Technique In-situ measurement in a sunsynchronous orbit
Resolution N/A
Coverage / Cycle N/A
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CMA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2018 to 2035
Last update: 2021-10-02
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
  • Field or radiowave sensor
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 2
  • Magnetospheric energetic particles and magnetometers
  • Ionospheric electron density sensor [in LEO and cross magnetosphere]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Electrostatic charge
  • Radiation Dose Rate
Evaluation of Measurements

The following list indicates which measurements can typically be retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable, click on the respective variable.

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
Electron Density4 - fairNo specific limitation.Platform. Electron density
Radiation Dose Rate*3 - highNo specific limitation.Platform. Dose
Electrostatic charge*3 - highNo specific limitation.Platform. Electrostatic charge