mission

The orbital constellation of the Arktika-M space system, consisting of at least 2 spacecraft operating in Molniya type orbit (39728x1050 km), should provide:

• round-the-clock, all-weather monitoring of the Arctic region;
• obtaining heliogeophysical data at orbital altitude;
• collecting and relaying information from ground data collection platforms

why IT'S important?

The study of charged particle flows in outer space is one of the most important tasks of space research, which is extremely relevant both from the point of view of understanding the patterns of formation and spatio-temporal variations of such flows, and from the point of view of determining the actual radiation conditions for the operation of spacecraft.

Therefore, to prevent potentially dangerous consequences of changes in the radiation environment, the most effective means is continuous operational monitoring.

Our Solution

Measures:

• differential energy spectrums of low-energy electrons and protons in the energy range from 0.05 to 20.0 keV
• electron flux density with detuning from the background of protons in six energy intervals in the range from 0.15 to 10.0 MeV
• proton flux density with detuning from the electron background in 8 energy intervals in the range from 2.0 to more than 160.0 MeV
• integral fluxes of electrons with energy from 50 keV and integral fluxes of protons with energy from 800 keV