Location
Salt Lake Community College
Start Date
5-5-2003 1:45 PM
Description
Small rocket measurements in the Mesosphere and lower Thermosphere / Ionosphere will serve to validate and improve measurements being made by the TIMED satellite's SABER instrument. This validation can be made more cost effective and versatile by developing a smaller, lighter, and less expensive radiometer module. Recent developments in technology have allowed us to proceed in developing this smaller, more lightweight radiometric instrument We are currently working on a miniature 2-channel radiometer that will interface with a Viper DART sounding rocket payload, Along with its support circuitry and housing, we estimate the 2-channel radiometer to weigh less than 1 1/2 lbs and be less than 8 inches long with a 2 1/8" diameter, In this report we will discuss the development of this instrument, termed MINRAD, and our current standing,
Small Rocket Measurements / Validation in Support of SABER
Salt Lake Community College
Small rocket measurements in the Mesosphere and lower Thermosphere / Ionosphere will serve to validate and improve measurements being made by the TIMED satellite's SABER instrument. This validation can be made more cost effective and versatile by developing a smaller, lighter, and less expensive radiometer module. Recent developments in technology have allowed us to proceed in developing this smaller, more lightweight radiometric instrument We are currently working on a miniature 2-channel radiometer that will interface with a Viper DART sounding rocket payload, Along with its support circuitry and housing, we estimate the 2-channel radiometer to weigh less than 1 1/2 lbs and be less than 8 inches long with a 2 1/8" diameter, In this report we will discuss the development of this instrument, termed MINRAD, and our current standing,