TY - GEN
T1 - NanoMagSat status: a 3x16U low-Earth orbit constellation to monitor the Earth magnetic field and the ionospheric environment
AU - Deconinck, Florian
AU - Hulot, Gauthier
AU - Léger, Jean Michel
AU - Clausen, Lasse B.N.
AU - Pastena, Massimiliano
AU - Lejault, Jean Pascal
AU - Wilkinson, Josh
AU - Caballero, Diego Mataix
AU - Tostado, Maria Vallmitjana
AU - Coïsson, Pierdavide
AU - Jager, Thomas
AU - Nieto, Pepe
AU - Jørgensen, John L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Authors.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - NanoMagSat is a mission concept to deploy and operate a new Low-Earth orbiting constellation concept of three identical 16U nanosatellites, using two inclined (~ 60°) and one polar orbit, for investigating the Earth’s magnetic field and ionospheric environment. The constellation is designed to provide fast coverage of all local times (LT) at all latitudes, with special emphasis within ± 60°. NanoMagSat measurements will improve identification and investigation of fast planetary magnetic signals as well as the ionospheric environment, all of which requires such fast LT/geographic coverage to disentangle signals that are sensitive to the local time (Sun position). Each satellite will carry a payload suite combining: an absolute scalar and self-calibrated vector magnetometer collocated with two star trackers on an optical bench at the tip of a deployable boom; a High Frequency Magnetometer at mid-boom; a multi-needle Langmuir probe and two GNSS receivers for precise orbit determination, TEC recovery and ionospheric radio occultation. The key challenges of the mission are the launch availability, the miniaturisation of the magnetometers and the magnetic cleanliness of the satellite. The latter drives the need for a 3m deployable boom and specific development of some of the platform subsystems and related accommodation.
AB - NanoMagSat is a mission concept to deploy and operate a new Low-Earth orbiting constellation concept of three identical 16U nanosatellites, using two inclined (~ 60°) and one polar orbit, for investigating the Earth’s magnetic field and ionospheric environment. The constellation is designed to provide fast coverage of all local times (LT) at all latitudes, with special emphasis within ± 60°. NanoMagSat measurements will improve identification and investigation of fast planetary magnetic signals as well as the ionospheric environment, all of which requires such fast LT/geographic coverage to disentangle signals that are sensitive to the local time (Sun position). Each satellite will carry a payload suite combining: an absolute scalar and self-calibrated vector magnetometer collocated with two star trackers on an optical bench at the tip of a deployable boom; a High Frequency Magnetometer at mid-boom; a multi-needle Langmuir probe and two GNSS receivers for precise orbit determination, TEC recovery and ionospheric radio occultation. The key challenges of the mission are the launch availability, the miniaturisation of the magnetometers and the magnetic cleanliness of the satellite. The latter drives the need for a 3m deployable boom and specific development of some of the platform subsystems and related accommodation.
U2 - 10.1117/12.3062471
DO - 10.1117/12.3062471
M3 - Article in proceedings
AN - SCOPUS:105002250812
VL - 13546
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Proceedings of SPIE: Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium
A2 - Petrozzi-Ilstad, Max
PB - SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
T2 - Small Satellites Systems and Services Symposium
Y2 - 26 May 2024 through 31 May 2024
ER -