Experiments on Study Upper Atmosphere and Space Weather Monitoring On-Board Moscow University Satellites
摘要
Currently, the Moscow University nanosatellite constellation Sozvezdie-270 is being deployed, i.e. 20 cubesat satellites have been launched, 9 of which continue to operate in orbit. The main goal of the multi-satellite constellation is to monitor space weather and electromagnetic transients of various natures, including atmospheric, astrophysical and solar origin. To conduct experiments on CubeSat satellites, various instruments have been developed to detect high-energy charged particles (mainly electrons and protons), gamma quanta in near-Earth space, as well as optical (ultraviolet and red) atmospheric glow. By now, important information on the effects of space weather associated with various manifestations of solar flare activity and its influence on the geomagnetic environment in near-Earth space has been obtained during measurements on the satellites of the Moscow University constellation. Of particular note are the results of observations of phenomena that lead to significant changes in radiation conditions in near-Earth space. In particular, such phenomena include the penetration of solar cosmic rays into the polar cap regions, leading to significant restructuring of radiation fields in the inner magnetosphere. Also important for determining local dose loads on given orbits is the change in the spatial structure of the distribution of high-energy electron flows in the outer belt due to magnetic storms, which in turn are caused by changes in the parameters of the solar wind due to active processes on the Sun.