Chibis-M (RS 39) (original) (raw)
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Chibis-M [IKI]
Chibis-M is a 40 kg microsatellite built by the Space Research Institute (IKI). The satellite conducted ionospheric research. It was launched piggy-back on the Progress-M 13M cargo craft and was deployed from the craft after the Progress left the ISS.
Chibis-M carried a plasma-wave experiment, which was aimed at the solution of a fundamental problem � a study of the interrelation of the plasma-wave processes connected with the manifestation in the ionosphere of solar�magnetosphere�ionosphere�atmosphere connections and the parameters of space weather. The specific fundamental problem is the search for universal laws governing transformation and dissipation of plasma-wave energy in the magnetosphere-ionosphere system.
The solution of this problem was achieved employing the coordinated procedure:
- Study in situ of the fluctuations of electrical and magnetic field, the parameters of thermal and epithermal plasma in the ionosphere near layer F during different helio- and geomagnetic conditions.
- Study of the geomagnetic and geophysical parameters on the ground-based observatories with the time scales from 10�1 to 10�3 s.
- Study of the interrelation of electromagnetic phenomena (spectra of ULF/VLF- waves) in different regions of near-earth space by means of via the comparative analysis of the wave measurements of those carry out simultaneously on different spacecrafts and ground geophysical stations.
After 2 years and months on orbit, Chibis-M reentered still operational on 16 October 2014.
| Nation: | Russia |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Scientific, ionosphere |
| Operator: | Space Research Institute (IKI) |
| Contractors: | Space Research Institute (IKI) |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year (design); 2 years 8 months (achieved) |
| Mass: | 40 kg |
| Orbit: | 51.6� |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chibis-M (RS 39) | 2011-062C | 30.10.2011 | Ba LC-1/5 | Soyuz-U | with Progress-M 13M |
References:
- Stanislav Klimov et al.: The Study of Electromagnetic Parameters of Space Weather, Micro-Satellite �Chibis-M�
Further RS (Radio Sputnik) missions:
- RS 1
- RS 2
- RS 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- RS 10, 11, 12, 13
- RS 14
- RS 15 (Radio-ROSTO)
- RS 16, 20, 22 (Mozhayets 2, 3, 4)
- RS 17a, 17b, 18, 19 (Sputnik 40, 41, 99)
- RS 21 (Kolibri-2000)
- RS 23 (Universitetsky)
- RS 25 (Mozhayets 5)
- RS 28 (UGATUSAT)
- RS 30, 40 (Yubileyniy 1, 2)
- RS 38 (Universitetsky 2)
- RS 39 (Chibis-M)