Ionosfera-M
Ionosfera-M is a Constellation of four Ionospheric and Magnetospheric research Earth observation satellite system developed by Roscosmos for Project Ionozond.
Background
The Missions of Project Ionozond includes four Ionosfera-M and one Zond Satellite. The function of Ionosfera-M satellites is to monitor the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, while the function of Zond is to measure Solar Irradiadion.Zond part of the program was initially planned to fly with the Ionosfera-M Satellites in 2020 to observe Sun. But due to lack of funding is in hold position and possibly cancelled.
Each Ionosfera-M Satellites carries the following instrument:
- SPER/1-Plasma and energy radiation spectrometer
- SG/1-Gamma-ray spectrometer
- GALS/1-Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1
- LAERTES-On-board Ionosonde
- NBK/2-Low-frequency wave complex
- ESEP-Ionospheric plasma energy spectrometer
- Ozonometer-TM Ozonometer
- MayaK-On-board radio transmitters
- PES GPS-GLONASS device
List of satellites