Producing Analytical Models of the SPORT Spacecraft for Science Data Processing

Author

Jason L. Powell, Utah State UniversityFollow

Date of Award:

5-2023

Document Type:

Thesis

Degree Name:

Master of Science (MS)

Department:

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Committee Chair(s)

Charles M. Swenson

Committee

Charles M. Swenson

Committee

Todd K. Moon

Committee

Reyhan Baktur

Abstract

The Scintillation Prediction Observation Research Task (SPORT) is a joint United States of America and Brazil 6U CubeSat mission. The SPORT mission is to understand how the Earth’s ionosphere evolves during day and night transitions. Space Weather Probes, a suite of instruments developed by Utah State University, monitors the ionosphere by observing currents and voltages around the SPORT spacecraft body. This thesis presents the data collected by Space Weather Probes and how it is used to measure the ionosphere. Modeling techniques are also presented to demonstrate how the Space Weather Probes instrument is expected to respond to the ionosphere.

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Comments

See README files and .zip file for code used in this thesis.

Copyright 2023 Jason L. Powell

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Recommended Citation

Powell, Jason L., "Producing Analytical Models of the SPORT Spacecraft for Science Data Processing" (2023). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8799.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8799