Preliminary design of the LAICE-F mission to study atmospheric gravity waves

The Lower Atmosphere/Ionosphere Coupling Experiment – Follow on (LAICE-F) is a 6U CubeSat mission to study atmospheric gravity waves in the ionosphere through in-situ measurements and remote sensing. This mission is a partnership between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VT) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC). The original LAICE was funded by the NSF and the instruments are being repurposed and flown on the new LAICE-F mission. The UIUC payload, a 7-channel photometer, provides remote sensing of the airglow brightness variations in the lower atmosphere. The VT suite has three payloads all taking in-situ measurements. The retarding potential analyzer (RPA) measures ion density and temperature measurements. The LAICE Ionization gauge Neutral Sensor (LINAS) and Space Neutral Pressure Instrument (SNeuPI) both measure neutral density. The design of LINAS is flight proven and it will be used to verify SNeuPI, a technology demonstration that provides neutral density measurements at a lower mass and power. The mission objectives of LAICE-F are to measure airglow brightness in the lower F-region heights of the atmosphere, to take in-situ measurements of ion and neutral density, and to correlate these measurements and create maps of active gravity wave regions.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2023

Author dc:creator

• Anderson, Isabel

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lembeck, Michael

• Cubesat
• Gravity Waves
• Satellite
• Aerospace

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2023 Isabel Anderson

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/121536

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