BackForwardInstrument:  XFM-NS 

Instrument details
Acronym XFM-NS
Full name XFM-NS
Purpose X-ray monitor of flux and spectrum
Short description

No details yet
Background

New Development
Scanning Technique

N/A
Resolution
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency ESA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2027 to 2030
Last update: 2026-04-20
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
  • Subcomponent 1
  • X-ray spectrograph on GEO orbit
  • X-ray spectrometer at LEO
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • X-ray flux
  • X-ray flux spectrum
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.