SPACE WEATHER MONITORING

Our commitment to innovation in space weather monitoring technology is illustrated not only through our involvement in pioneering projects, but also through our development of advanced radiation monitors designed to serve a wide range of use cases. Currently, we are evolving two cutting-edge instruments for a variety of commercial and agency-oriented New Space missions.

Solution

First instrument is a multi-detector particle instrument, engineered to meet the requirements of more demanding scientific objectives. It can be configured to fit a variety of mission requirements, from small satellite space weather missions on low Earth orbit (LEO) to high Earth orbits and beyond.

Second instrument is a cost-effective, single-board radiation monitor. Its versatility makes it suitable for applications such as stratospheric balloon missions, low-cost LEO missions, academic projects, and auxiliary radiation monitoring.

References

HENON

ASRO is participating in the development of the state-of-the-art radiation monitor for the HEliospheric pioNeer for sOlar and interplanetary threats defeNce (HENON) mission. This instrument will provide high-resolution measurements of energetic particle spectra, marking HENON as the first mission to provide real-time monitoring of the particle radiation environment in deep space.

XFM

The X-ray Flux Monitor (XFM) is an innovative solar X-ray spectrometer for measuring and characterizing solar flares. The demonstration of this instrument was successfully carried out on-board the SUNSTORM 1 CubeSat, launched to Sun-synchronous low Earth orbit in August 2021. Since then, XFM-CS has observed hundreds of X-ray flares, validating the XFM concept. ASRO was responsible for developing the electronics, the digital pulse analysis algorithm on FPGA, and the electrical ground support equipment for the XFM-CS. ASRO is currently part of a Finnish consortium working to deliver a full-scale version of the XFM to NOAA’s Space Weather Next Lagrange 1 Series satellite. We are responsible for the design of the instrument electronics, including the algorithm for digital pulse analysis on FPGA. 

R-ESC

R-ESC is one of five Expert Service Centres in ESA’s Space Weather Service Network, providing tools for monitoring, modelling and forecasting particle radiation and its effects on technology and biological organisms in near-Earth space. As an expert consultant for R-ESC, ASRO provides tools related to modelling of high energy solar proton and heavy ion radiation.  

Interested in exploring our solutions for your mission? Contact us to learn more or to discuss how we could contribute to your space weather monitoring requirements.