Nittanysat - A Student Satellite Mission for D-Region Study and Calibration of Riometers

S.G Bilén; C.R. Philbrick; A.C. Escobar; B.C. Schratz; E.V. Thrane; M. Gausa; K. Dahle; F. Honary; S. Marple; Roger Smith; Martin Friedrich; T. Zilaji

Nittanysat - A Student Satellite Mission for D-Region Study and Calibration of Riometers

S.G Bilén, C.R. Philbrick, A.C. Escobar, B.C. Schratz, E.V. Thrane, M. Gausa, K. Dahle, F. Honary, S. Marple, Roger Smith, Martin Friedrich, T. Zilaji

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NittanySat is a nanosatellite currently under development that will be used to study variations in the D-region ionosphere and to provide calibration for ground-based riometers. The D-region will be investigated using measurements of the total ionospheric absorption of HF signals at four frequencies transmitted from the ground to this small polar-orbiting satellite. The larger signal loss observed at the lower frequencies is due to ionospheric absorption and, thus, is comparable to what a riometer measures. The possibility for measuring at high latitude stations in Norway and Alaska will provide opportunities to study the D-region variations during geophysically active periods. Design considerations and initial simulations are presented. NittanySat is a participant in the 5 th University Nanosatellite Program, which was established to train students in satellite systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research
Place of Publication	Noordwijk
Pages	407-412
Publication status	Published - 2007
Event	18th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research - Visby, Sweden Duration: 3 Jun 2007 → 7 Jun 2007

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Conference	18th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Visby
Period	3/06/07 → 7/06/07

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Bilén, SG, Philbrick, CR, Escobar, AC, Schratz, BC, Thrane, EV, Gausa, M, Dahle, K, Honary, F, Marple, S, Smith, R, Friedrich, M & Zilaji, T 2007, Nittanysat - A Student Satellite Mission for D-Region Study and Calibration of Riometers. in ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research. Noordwijk, pp. 407-412, 18th ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research, Visby, Sweden, 3/06/07.

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Nittanysat - A Student Satellite Mission for D-Region Study and Calibration of Riometers

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