Year: 2013
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: The Development Planning Directorate at the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC/XR) is assessing the utility of NanoSatellites for performing operational space weather missions. The directorate is leading a demonstration called the Space Environmental NanoSatellite Experiment (SENSE) that will enhance the field of Space Environmental Monitoring (SEM) and provide data to populate the Global Assimilation of Ionospheric Measurements (GAIM) model. Scheduled for launch in 2013, the SENSE architecture consists of two 3U CubeSats and supporting ground segment. The space vehicles carry a combined suite of three SEM payloads designed to characterize total electron content (TEC) and ionospheric scintillation, ion and neutral winds composition, and ionospheric UV nightglow. This paper outlines how the SENSE CubeSat mission contributes to enhanced global awareness for the warfighter and space weather community.
Language: English
Subfield: Aerospace Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W72617844