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Science Conops for Application of Sport Mission Data to Study Large (~1000KN) Ionospheric Plasma DepletionsThe Scintillation Prediction Observations Research Task (SPORT) mission is a single 6U CubeSat space weather satellite planned for an October 2022 launch into an ISS-like orbit. The primary purpose of the SPORT mission is to determine the longitudinal effects on equatorial plasma bubble (EPB) growth resulting from the offset dipole magnetic field of the Earth. By combining field and plasma measurements from SPORT with other low-altitude (i.e., alt < 1000 km) spacecraft, it is possible to investigate large-scale (> 1000 km) EPB structures. The types of investigation made possible by measurements from SPORT and other contemporaneous missions include 1) dynamics of depleted magnetic flux tubes; 2) dynamics of field-aligned EPB expansion versus propagation speed; 3) EPB vertical extent; and 4) EPB temporal evolution. To support these investigation types, the respective modes of conjunctions are: 1) simultaneous intersection of a magnetic flux tube; 2) intersection of magnetic flux tube separated in time; 3) Simultaneous Latitude/Longitude position conjunction; and 4) Non-simultaneous latitude/longitude position conjunction. This paper will summarize the SPORT satellite and data used for Science CONOPS to accomplish these objectives.
Document ID
20220012007
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Linda Habash Krause
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Shelia K Nash-stevenson
(Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, United States)
Stephen Clanton
(ESSCA)
Rebecca L Bishop
(The Aerospace Corporation El Segundo, California, United States)
Charles M Swenson
(Utah State University Logan, Utah, United States)
Joaquim E. R. Costa
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais São Paulo, Brazil)
Marcelo Banik de Pádua
(Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais São Paulo, Brazil)
Marco A. Ridenti
(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos, Brazil)
Luis Loures
(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos, Brazil)
Lidia Shibuya
(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos, Brazil)
Jonas Sousa Santos
(Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica São José dos Campos, Brazil)
Guan Le
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Todd Bonalsky
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland, United States)
Rod A Heelis
(Universal Technical Institute Dallas-Fort Worth Irving, Texas, United States)
Mark W Mankey
(Universal Technical Institute Dallas-Fort Worth Irving, Texas, United States)
Date Acquired
August 4, 2022
Subject Category
Space Sciences (General)
Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking
Plasma Physics
Meeting Information
Meeting: USU Small Satellite Conference
Location: Logan, UT
Country: US
Start Date: August 6, 2022
End Date: August 11, 2022
Sponsors: Utah State University
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 964105.02.03.05.10
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80MSFC18C0011
CONTRACT_GRANT: 80GSFC19D0011
CONTRACT_GRANT: HQ-NASA-HPAC
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Portions of document may include copyright protected material.
Technical Review
External Peer Committee
Keywords
Scintillation
CubeSats
Space Weather
Low Earth Orbit
Space Enviroments
GPS Radio Occultation
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