Multi-Satellite Project UNIVERSAT-SOCRAT of Cubesat Grouping for Spacecraft and Aviation Radiation Hazard Warning System and First Experience of Moscow University Cubesat Missionsстатья
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Аннотация:D.V. Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (SINP MSU) is developing the new project Universat-SOCRAT intended for monitoring of space factors being threats for space missions and aviation. A system of small satellites will be launched into selected orbits crossing the wide range of magnetic drift shells at different altitudes. The primary scope for the project is the operational monitoring of near-Earth’s radiation environment, i.e. fluxes of electrons and protons of Earth’s radiation belts and energetic particles of solar and galactic origin. These space factors represent a significant health risk for manned spacecraft crew and passengers onboard aircraft. Activity in terms of Universat-SOCRAT project can address so far unanswered questions of detection and dosimetry of ionizing radiation, as well as electromagnetic transients in the optical, UV, X-ray and gamma ranges. The research is applicable to spacecraft such as cubesats, which provide adequate determination of radiation conditions on the flight paths of aircraft. There are also discussed the first results of measurements of charged particles, gamma quantum fluxes and UV-emission from the atmosphere in three cubesat missions, which were successfully launched in July, 2019.