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Demonstrations and Science Experiment (DSX)

Contents Summary SPASE Data Research

1. Summary

"The Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV) has developed the Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) mission to research technologies needed to significantly advance Department of Defense (DoD) capabilities to operate spacecraft in the harsh radiation environment of Medium-Earth Orbits (MEO)." ... "The overall primary objective of DSX is to resolve critical feasibility issues of injecting VLF waves into the magnetosphere to determine how efficiently, how effectively, and to what degree of efficacy this can be accomplished. The goal is to assess the particle distribution, perturbations, and scattering effects on the particles as a result of the VLF waves produced by nature and by man-made systems on the ground and in space. In SWx, DSX shall measure and map the population distributions of energetic protons, electrons, and low energy plasma in order to better characterize the MEO region of space."[2].

2. SPASE

• Satellite
• RB-related instruments: CEASE | LEESA | LIPS | HIPS | HEPS

3. Data

Launch expected in October 2012 [3].

4. Research

• Presentation: [4]
• Factsheet: [5]
• Paper: [6]