Space Environmental Sensor SuiteSESS

Specifications

Multiple sensors to measure auroral characteristics, geomagnetic field, electron density profile, and total electron content with 10 km vertical resolution from 60 km to 3000 km

Heritage and Risk Reduction

DMSP - Space Sensor

POES - Space Environment Monitor

Description

Measures the near-Earth space environment in terms of neutral and charged particles, electron and magnetic fields, and optical signatures of aurora. Primary sensor suite for satisfying 17 EDRs.

Ionospheric Profiling

Total Electron Content

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