SSU received congratulations from Federal Space Agency concerning the successful installation and safe functioning of the Geliophysical hardware system GGAK-M in board the space vehicle "Meteor-M" N1. Scientists from SSU under the supervision of Yu.A. Skliarov have developed the satellite system "IKOR-M", that is functioning successfully at the space vehicle.
Yuriy Andreevich is Head of Chair of meteorology and climatology, and supervisor of the main research projects at the laboratory of astronomy and geophysics of the Department of mechanics and physics of SSU NS research institute.
Today, an important phase of research of the Earth's radiation balance is complete. On September 17, 2009, the space rocket "Soyuz-2" with the space vehicle "Meteor-M" N1 has been successfully launched from Baykonur launch site. The measuring device for short-wave reflected radiation has been sent into space as part of the geliophysical-geophysical hardware system.
The device has been constructed at the Department of mechanics and physics of SSU Natural Sciences Research Institute, with participation of Saratov industrial companies. The device started operating on October 8. Data obtained from the vehicle shows that the device finctions accordingly to the expected parameters. This device showed successful functioning results in some previous scientific experiments when it participated in cooperative Russian-French reserach in 1998-99.
The device is meant for direct measuring of reflected solar radiation from the system "Atmosphere-Earth", which provides an opportunity to measure the albedo of the system's surface and the absorbed solar radiation that are elements of the planet's radiation balance. The current model of "IKOR-M" has been updated, having the measuring block united with the electronic and operating block.
The design service life of the satellite is no less than 5 years. "IKOR" will continue registering the respective components thourghout the term, which will allow to monitor albedo and absorbed solar radiation.
Works on the development of the unit had been carried out for many years starting in 2001. The works were financed from the budget of the Federal Space Agency.
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