Programa de Satélites Científicos e
Experimentos do INPE
MCEEquatorialAtmosphere Research Satellite
Monitor e Imageadorde Raios-X
Missão Clima Espacial
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Scientific SatellitesScientific Satellites
Scientific missions on microsatellites (~200 kg, ~250 W)
• atmospheric research atmospheric research EQUARS EQUARS• X-ray astronomy X-ray astronomy MIRAX MIRAX• space weather space weather MCE MCE
Scientific instruments developed at INPE, with significant international collaboration bringing proven expertise
and cost sharing launcher issue is crucial for mission and for international
partnerships – e.g. NASA missions of opportunities
CEACEA
EQUARS EQUATORIAL ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH SATELLITE
EQUARS: International collaboration
RASC:RASC: University of Kyoto University of Kyoto - GPS- GPS
UWO:UWO: University of Western Ontario University of Western Ontario - GWIM- GWIM
USU:USU: UtahUtah State University State University - MLTM- MLTM
UCAR:UCAR: University Cooperation for Atmospheric Science, University Cooperation for Atmospheric Science, COSMIC COSMIC - - EQUARSEQUARS Data Analysis & Archive Center Data Analysis & Archive Center
NSPO:NSPO: National Space Program Office, Taiwan National Space Program Office, Taiwan - COSMIC and - COSMIC and a Ground Station.a Ground Station.
USP:USP: Universidade de São Paulo Universidade de São Paulo - ALIS e EPM- ALIS e EPM
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Experiment GPS -OCCULT
GWIM MLTS ALIS IONEX ELISA ETM CERTO
Instrument GPS Receiver
Airglow Imager
Temperature Imager
Atmos. Limb Imager
Plasma sensor (HFC, LP, ETP)
Electrostatic Energy Analyzer
Particle Detector (APEX)
Beacon Transmitter
PI Toshitaka Tsuda
Robert P. Lowe
Michael J. Taylor
Hisao Takahashi
M. A. Abdu
R. Dallaqua
U. B. Jayanthi
P. Bernhardt
Institution Univ.Kyoto/ Japan
UWO/ Canada
USU/ USA
INPE/ Brazil
INPE/ Brazil
INPE/ Brazil
INPE/ Brazil
NRL/ USA
Observation parameters
Water vapor Temperature Total Electron Contents (TEC)
O2 airglow Gravity waves
Mesopause Temperature
Lightning Sprites OH NIR OI 5577
Plasma density; Electron Temperature
Electron Energy 1 to 40 keV
Havy particle detector. 1 to 50 MeV
Ionospheric irregularity
Mass: 124 kgPower: 260 W Dimensions: 70 x 80 x 100 cm ACS: 3-axisPointing: 1.0o EarthStability: 0.025o/sTT&C: 1.0 Mbps
EQUARS coordinated
measurements
Waper vapor
Temperature Field variability
Gravity wave activities
Ionospheric bubble generation
Lightning
[ equars ] [ equars ] MLTS
ALISGPS
GWIMGPS
EQUARSEQUARS and and COSMIC
• The joint observations of COSMIC and EQUARS will produce a The joint observations of COSMIC and EQUARS will produce a global monitoring of water vapor, temperature and global monitoring of water vapor, temperature and atmospheric plasmaatmospheric plasma
• This has immediate applications on meteorological forecast and This has immediate applications on meteorological forecast and monitoring of the ionosphere and space weather.monitoring of the ionosphere and space weather.
COSMIC project includesCOSMIC project includes
UCAR (EUA) and NSPO (Taiwan):6-satellite constallation with inclinations of 726-satellite constallation with inclinations of 72oo
COSMIC (24 hs.) EQUARS (24 hs.)
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ALIS – Airglow Limb Imaging System
discharging into the stratosphere
sprite
[ equars ] IONEX – Ionospheric Experiments (HFC, LP and ETP)
Measurements:
• Electron densityElectron density
• Electron TemperatureElectron Temperature
Studies:• Ionospheric Plasma Bubble StructureIonospheric Plasma Bubble Structure
• Generation mechanism of the Generation mechanism of the eequatorial plasma quatorial plasma bubblesbubbles
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ELISA – Electrostatic Energy Analyser
What to measure ?Electron flux and energy spectrum in the ionosphere, 0.1 to 40 keV
What to study and application:• Energetic electron flux in the equatorial ionosphere and South Atlantic Geomagnetic Anomaly region.
• Plasma dynamics in the ionospheric plasma bubbles.
ELISA
EQUARS’s schedule
05/2001: Announcement of Opportunity
11/2001: 1st EQUARS Workshop
10/2002: Project selected by INPE
03/2003: Project aproved by AEB
07/2003: 2nd Workshop (mission definition)
12/ 2003: Preliminary Design Review
09/2004: System Requirements Review
2005/2006: Satellite manufacturing
2006: Integration and testing
2007: Launch
• - A Interação Sol-Terra
MCE SPACE WEATHER MONITOR
Scientific Aspects of the Mission
• - A Interação Sol-TerraThe Sun continuously emits a plasma supersonic flux, the SOLAR WIND
The interaction of the SOLAR WIND with the Earth’s magnetic
field forms the MAGNETOSPHERE
They Produce:
MAGNETIC STORMS and
VARIABILITY of the SPACE WEATHER
CORONAL MASS EJECTIONS
are the first transient
phenomena that perturb
the SOLAR WIND
Effects over technological systems
• - In Space:
Satellites
International Space Station
• The currents induced by the strong magnetic storms can cause harm to electrical transmission lines.
The geomagnetic storms affect radio comunications.
• Possibly, the solar activity has influence on the Earth’s climate.
Effects over technological systems
- On the ground:
A missão completa
• Russian satellite• Brazilian satellite• Ucranian satellites
scientific missionspreliminary schedule
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