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Atmospheric Modeling For Opal Mission, Preston Hooser
Atmospheric Modeling For Opal Mission, Preston Hooser
Physics Capstone Projects
Opal is a CubeSat mission which will measure the neutral temperature of the lower thermosphere (90-140km). It will do this by studying the O2 atmospheric band (A-band), a photoemission of excited molecular oxygen. One of the goals of OPAL is to detect and measure gravity waves traveling up through the region from storms below. In order to do this, it is important to understand the effects of gravity waves on the emission. This paper will describe efforts made to model the atmosphere for preflight mission simulation.
Opal Cubesatellite Flight And Line Of Sight Integration Modeling, Kenneth Zia
Opal Cubesatellite Flight And Line Of Sight Integration Modeling, Kenneth Zia
Physics Capstone Projects
The Optical Profiling of the Atmospheric Limb (OPAL) mission is funded by NSF to gather global thermosphere temperatures. OPAL will be able to resolve the temperature profiles through observing day-time emissions of O2 A-band (~760nm) emissions. This is done by using integrated line-of-sight measurements of the A-band through a tangential view of the atmosphere down to 90km and up to 140 km. The OPAL instrument is on a 3U CubeSatellite (30cm×10cm×10cm) and is expected to follow the International Space Station (ISS) orbit (~400km altitude). Having an accurate model of the OPAL CubeSatellite’s position and the attitude of its optical …
High Altitude Payload For Cubesat Aeroboom Development, Jessica Gardiner
High Altitude Payload For Cubesat Aeroboom Development, Jessica Gardiner
Physics Capstone Projects
The intent of this project was to create and launch a high altitude balloon flight for the continued research of the Utah State University CubeSat project. The High Altitude Payload for CubeSat Aeroboom Development (HAPCAD) is a direct support research project for the Get Away Special Passive Attitude Control Satellite (GASPACS). HAPCAD validated the aeroboom design and deployment mechanism by deploying an aeroboom in a near space environment. It was essential for the GASPACS payload to deploy in an environmental pressure lower than the internal aeroboom pressure for experimental success; this pressure is approximately 100 torr. The most effective time …