28 June 2011SWWT Plenary Meeting, Brussels, Belgium

Space Weather Activities in UkraineSummer 2011 Report

Aleksei Parnowski

Space Research Institute, Kyiv, Ukraine

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In brief

– Space weather (SWx) related missions:1. “Sich-2” EO S/C with “Potential” experiment will be launched in July 20112. “Spektr-R” S/C will be launched in the end of July 20113. “Chibis-M” S/C will be launched in October 20114. “Environment” instrument suite will be delivered to the ISS in 20125. “Microsat” S/C with “Ionosat-Micro” experiment will be launched in 20136. “Resonance” S/C constellation will be launched in 20147. The launch of “Ionosat” S/C constellation was postponed till 2015-2017

– Other launches this year:1. “Phobos-Ground” S/C will be launched in October-November 2011

– 2 FP7 SWx projects with Ukrainian participation have officially started– An “I love my Sun” event was held in Ukraine for the first time– 3 SWx meetings were held in Ukraine and 4 more will be held this year– The National Space Agency of Ukraine (NSAU) was renamed into State

Space Agency of Ukraine (SSAU); most subordinate institutions still have their old names (with NSAU)

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Sich-2/Potential

The main task of the experiment is the development of space environment diagnostics methods and testing the equipment in flight conditions.

Instrument Measured value Specifications

Particle density analyzer DN-DE

Pressure: 10-810-2 PaNeutral part. density: 105 1010 cm-3

Charged part. density: 103 1011 cm-3

Electron temperature: 0.1 1.5 eV

Dimensions:DN: 130120100 mmDE: 35289 mmPower: < 2 WWeight: 3 kg

Electric probe LEMI-502 (EZ)

Electric potential: DC 200 kHzNoise: 10 nV/Hz1/2

Power: 0.2 W Weight: 0.2 kgDimensions (without cables): 60182 mm

Flux-gate magnetometer LEMI-016

Magnetic field: DC 1 HzDynamical range: 65000 nT

Power: 0.4 WWeight: sensor 0.2 kgelectronic unit 0.5 kgDim.: 1164540 mm

Electronics unit Memory up to 250 GB Power: 3 WWeight: 1 kg

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Microsat/Ionosat-Micro

“Ionosat-Micro” is the forerunner project with the aim to test the “Ionosat” mission scientific ideas and preliminary collection of related space data. It is scheduled for launch in 2013 onboard Ukrainian microsatellite “Microsat”.Tentative “Microsat” orbit is polar LEO, ~500 km (TBC).Project goals:

– Spatial and temporal structure and global distribution of inhomogeneities in neutral atmosphere and ionosphere;

– Global structure and dynamics of quasi-stationary electric currents, electric and magnetic fields;

– Wave structures and turbulences at different spatial and temporal scales;

– Synchronous experiments with ground support facilities – both active and passive ones.

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Microsat/Ionosat-Micro

Sensor Measured value Specifications Designer

Wave probes (3 units)

Current density: 0.1 Hz 40 kHz, noise 10-12 A/cm2Hz1/2

Magnetic field: 0.1 Hz 40 kHz, noise 10-14 T/Hz1/2

Electric potential: 0.1 Hz 40 kHz, noise 10-6 V/Hz1/2

Power: 0.25 WWeight: 0.225 kg

L’viv Centre of Space Research Institute (LC ISR), Ukraine

Electric probe Electric potential: DC 200 kHzNoise 10-6 V/Hz1/2

Power: < 0.15 WWeight: 0.2 kg LC ISR, Ukraine

Radiofrequency analyzer

High frequency variations, electric componentFrequency range 0.1 15 MHz

Power: < 5 W Weight: 4 kg (including antenna)

Space Research Centre (CBK), Poland

Particle density analyzer DN-DE

Neutral particles density: 105 1010 cm-3

Charged particles density: 103 1011 cm-3

Electron temperature: 0.1 1.5 keV

Power: 2 WWeight: 3 kg

Institute of Technical Mechanics (ITM), Ukraine

DC flux-gate magnetometer

Magnetic field: DC 1 HzResolution 0.01 nT

Power: < 0.3 WWeight: 0.3 kg LC ISR, Ukraine

TEC meter Frequency L1 = 1217 1265,L2 = 1565 1615 MHz, 20 channels

Power: 2.4 WWeight: 1.34 kg IZMIRAN, Russia

Electronics unit Information rate: 100 Мb/s (input), 64 Мb/s (output)Onboard memory: up to 28 GB

Power: < 4 WWeight: 1.5 kg LC ISR, Ukraine

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FP7 projects

Advanced Forecast For Ensuring Communications Through Space (AFFECTS), EC-GA № 263506

– PI: Uni Göttingen (Volker Bothmer)– Goal: Development of the European space weather alert and

forecasting system– Timeline: March 2011 – February 2014– Ukrainian partners: SRI NASU & NSAU

Problem-oriented processing and database creation for ionosphere exploration (POPDAT), EC-GA № 263240

– PI: TU Berlin (Klaus Brieß)– Goal: Creation of the ionospheric wave processes database– Timeline: June 2011 – June 2013– Ukrainian partners: SRI NASU & NSAU with L’viv Centre

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I love my Sun

An “I love my Sun” event was organised by Space Research Institute in collaboration with Main Astronomical Observatory and Kyiv Planetarium in April 2011 in one of public schools in Kyiv.6 junior classes attended the lecture (about 180 children). The children were very enthusiastic.Then, an additional lecture on geomagnetism was given for senior classes (about 150 children).The experience gained in this event will be used to organise further events.

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Concluded SWx meetings in Ukraine since ESWW7

– Remote radiosensing of the ionosphere (ION-2011), 12-15 Apr 2011, Institute of the ionosphere, Kharkiv

– 18th Young Scientists' Conference on Astronomy and Space Physics, 2-7 May 2011, Kyiv National University

– Astronomy and Space Physics in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, 24-27 May 2011, Kyiv National University

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Upcoming SWx meetings in Ukraine

– 11th Ukrainian Conference on Space Research, 29 Aug – 2 Sept, 2011, National Space Centre, Yevpatoria, http://www.nkau.gov.ua/SpaceConf2011/

– First Joint UK-Ukraine Meeting on Solar Physics and Space Science, 29 Aug – 2 Sept 2011, Alushta, http://swat.group.shef.ac.uk/Conferences/Ukraine_UK_2011/

– Conference “Physics of the Sun and solar-terrestrial relations”, 5-10 Sept 2011, Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, Nauchny, http://solar.crao.crimea.ua/

– 6th Scientific Conference in Honor of Bohdan Babiy “Selected Issues of Astronomy and Astrophysics”, 4-6 Oct 2011, L’viv National University, http://astro.franko.lviv.ua/~conf6/

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Key SWx research institutions in Ukraine

Space Research Institute of NASU & NSAU http://www.ikd.kiev.ua/– Space Plasma Department http://plasma.ikd.kiev.ua/– Laboratory for Satellite Near Space Exploration

http://nearspace.ikd.kiev.ua/– L’viv Center http://www.isr.lviv.ua/

Main Astronomical Observatory http://mao.kiev.ua/Kyiv National University http://univ.kiev.ua/

– Astronomical Observatory http://www.observ.univ.kiev.ua/– Chairs of Astronomy and Space Physics http://space.univ.kiev.ua/

Radioastronomical Institute http://ri.kharkov.ua/Kharkiv National University http://univer.kharkov.ua/

– Space Research Sector http://src.univer.kharkov.ua/– Faculty of Radiophysics http://www-radiophys.univer.kharkov.ua/

Institute of the Ionosphere http://www.iion.org.ua/Crimean Astrophysical Observatory http://www.crao.crimea.ua/

– Solar Physics Laboratory http://solar.crao.crimea.ua/Institute of Technical Mechanics NASU & NSAU http://www.itm.dp.ua/

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