Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Saito, H
• Masumoto, Y
• Mizuno, T
• Miura, A
• Hashimoto, M
• Ogawa, H
• Tachikawa, S
• Oshima, T
• Choki, A
• Fukuda, H
• Hirahara, M
• Okano, S

Titel

Index: Piggy-back satelite for aurora observation and technology demonstration

Ist Teil von

• Acta astronautica, 2001-03, Vol.48 (5-12), p.723-735

Erscheinungsjahr

2001

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This paper describes outline of the piggy-back satellite "INDEX" for demonstration of advanced satellite technologies as well as for observation of fine structure of aurora. Aurora observation will be carried out by three cameras(MAC) with a monochromatic UV filter. Electron and ion spectrum analyzer (ESA/ISA) will measure the particle phenomena together with the aurora hanging. INDEX satellite will be launched in 2002 by Japanese H2-A. The satellite is mainly controlled by the high-speed, fault-tolerant on-board RICS processor (three-voting system of SH-3). The attitude control is a compact system of three-axis stabilization. Although the size of INDEX is small (50Kg class), several newly-developed technologies are applied to the satellite system, including silicon-on-insulator devices, variable emittance radiator, solar-concentrated paddles, lithium-ion battery, and GPS receiver with all-sky antenna-coverage. copyright 2001 International Astronautical Federation. Published by Elsevier Science Lt d.