PROBA 2 slides for ISES annual meeting 2010
PROBA 2 slides for ISES annual meeting 2010
PROBA 2 launched and operational Mission Profile • PROBA 2 is an ESA micro satellite for technology demonstration • Secondary mission goal: space weather monitoring • Low Earth, sun synchronous, 725 km • 2 +4? year mission • 2 in-situ plasma instrument 2 remote sensing solar instruments Launched on Nov 2 2009 by Eurocket from Plesetsk (Ru)
PROBA 2 launched and operational Mission Profile • PROBA 2 is an ESA micro satellite for technology demonstration • Secondary mission goal: space weather monitoring • Low Earth, sun synchronous, 725 km • 2 +4? year mission • 2 in-situ plasma instrument 2 remote sensing solar instruments Launched on Nov 2 2009 by Eurocket from Plesetsk (Ru)
PROBA 2 in orbit
PROBA 2 instruments • (DSLP and TPMU) • LYRA (E)UV solar radiometer • SWAP EUV coronal telescope
PROBA 2 Data for ISES! SWAP Daily Movies http: //proba 2. sidc. be LYRA time lines
PROBA 2 needs ISES help • PROBA 2 mission extension decided this autumn • An “ISES resolution” saying that PROBA 2 is (very? ) valuable and useful for space weather monitoring would help. • Publicly visible use of PROBA 2 helps • PROBA 2 Science Center at ROB can welcome ISES people for training • Contact: swap_lyra@oma. be LYRA: Marie Dominique SWAP: David Berghmans
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