Title :
TARANIS — Scientific payload and mission strategy
Author :
Pinçon, J. -L ; Blanc, E. ; Blelly, P.-L. ; Parrot, M. ; Rauch, J.-L. ; Savaud, J.-A. ; Séran, E.
Author_Institution :
LPC2E, Univ. of Orleans, Orleans, France
Abstract :
On December 2010 the implementation phase of the TARANIS micro-satellite was authorized by the French space agency. TARANIS is dedicated to the study of impulsive transfers of energy between the Earth atmosphere and the space environment, and more precisely to the physics of the Transient Luminous Events (TLEs) and of the Terrestrial Gamma ray Flashes (TGFs). By 2015 TARANIS will provide combined Nadir observations of TLEs and TGFs, high resolution measurements of energetic electrons, and wave field measurements. The strategy adopted to maximize the scientific return of the data is presented.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric radiation; lightning; remote sensing; sprites; AD 2010 12; Earth atmosphere-space impulsive energy transfer; French space agency; TARANIS microsatellite; TARANIS mission strategy; TARANIS scientific payload; TGF; TLE; energetic electrons; nadir observations; terrestrial gamma-ray flashes; transient luminous event physics; wave field measurements; Atmospheric measurements; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Lightning; Payloads; Satellites; Terrestrial atmosphere;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5117-3
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050938
