UVSC Pathfinder
(UltraViolet Spectro-Coronagraph Pathfinder)
(instrument to observe the Sun)
The UVSC Pathfinder is a preliminary/test version of the UVSC (for
UltraViolet Spectro-Coronagraph), an instrument designed to
analyze ultraviolet from shock fronts produced by solar energetic particles
(SEPs), in turn, produced by coronal mass ejections (CMEs). While the (final) instrument
could produce data of scientific interest, its principal aim is toward
understanding and addressing the SEP-related safety issues of space
missions. The UVSC Pathfinder is one of the experiments on the DOD
satellite, STPSat 6, launched in December 2021.
(instrument,spectrometer,ultraviolet,space,construction)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Test_Program#2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_launches_in_July-December_2021
https://techport.nasa.gov/view/79704
https://slideplayer.com/slide/6017329/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2016SPD....4730104S/abstract
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/uvsc-pathfinding-experiment-study-origins-of-solar-energetic-particles
https://scitechdaily.com/uvsc-pathfinding-experiment-to-study-origins-of-solar-energetic-particles-suns-most-dangerous-form-of-radiation/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/tag/uvsc-pathfinder/
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