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Overview of Space Sciences
Laboratory
16 July 2003
Michael Lampton
Core Competencies
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Instrumentation
Absolute calibration & radiometry
EUV optics and techniques
Automated ground/space communication
Space physics: upper-atmosphere, solar, magnetospheric,
heliospheric
• Outreach to public and educational community
Michael Lampton
Facilities
• 55000 sq. ft. Office and Laboratory Space
• Employing 420 Scientists, Engineers, Staff
• On-Site Machine Shop
• Clean Room Facilities to Class 100
• Thermal Vacuum Facilities up to 3m diameter
• Spacecraft Integration Facility
• 4-story High Bay
• Radiation Sources Laboratory
• Mission Operations Centers
• Science Operations Centers
• 11 Meter S-Band Satellite Antenna
• Secure High Speed Communications to NASA
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Department of Astronomy
–Stellar evolution; ISM; clusters of
galaxies
Department of Physics
–Magnetospheric; solar; CMB
Department of Mech. Engineering
–Active structures; attitude control
LBNL
–Advanced ground systems (e.g. Keck)
–Detector & electronics development (e.g.
HESSI)
–Advanced space systems (e.g. SNAP)
Lockheed
–Solar and atmospheric science
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Background
• Initiated in 1958 by Drs. Teller and Seaborg
• Multidisciplinary organization
• Connecting campus research to space efforts
• Facility opened in 1966
• New facilities added in 1998
Research Efforts Involving
• Balloons
• Sounding rockets
• Satellite instruments & science
complements
• Complete satellites
• Space Shuttle
• Mission & Science Operations
• Ground Station Operations
Michael Lampton
Operations Components
• Mission Operations Center
• Science Operations Center
• 11-meter S-Band Antenna with
X-band capability
• High Speed Communications to NASA
Ground Network
• Network Security
• Autonomous Operations
Pass Supports
Orbit Determination & Tracking
Emergency Response System
Self Checking
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Recent Flight Payload Elements
RHESSI
CHIPS
ISUAL
GALEX
FAST
Polar EFI
Wind 3DP
Cluster I EFW, CIS
Cluster II EFW, CIS
Image FUV, WIC
Mars Global Surveyor ER
Ulysses LAN
Lunar Prospector ER
FUSE
SOHO UVCS & SUMER
COS
STEREO (development)
THEMIS (MIDEX Phase B)
SNAP (under study)
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EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET
EXPLORER (EUVE)
•Outgrowth of stellar and ISM work at
Berkeley since 1975
• Project Management
• Science Package
Telescopes
Detectors
Electronics
• Science Operations
• Mission Operations
EXPLORER
Launched on 7 June 1992
Successful; concluded 1Q2001
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FAST AURORAL SNAPSHOT
EXPLORER (FAST)
•Outgrowth of auroral research since
1965
•Project Management
•Science Package
Electric Field Instruments
Particle Instruments
Electronics
• Mission Operations
• Science Operations
SMEX
Launched on 21 Aug 1996
Successful; continuing through 2005
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RAMATY HIGH ENERGY SOLAR
SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGER(RHESSI)
• Outgrowth of solar physics work at
Berkeley since 1964
• Management
• Spacecraft Bus
• Science Package
Imager
Spectrometer
Electronics
• Mission Operations
• Science Operations
• Ground Data Systems
SMEX
Launched February 5, 2002
Successful; planned ops through 2004
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CORONAL HOT INTERSTELLAR
PLASMA SPECTROMETER
(CHIPS)
• Outgrowth of ISM research at
Berkeley since 1971
•Science Definition
• Instrument Development
• Integration and Test
• Calibration
• Mission Operations
• Ground Data Systems
UNEX selected Sept 1999
Launched Jan 2003
Successful; ops continuing
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TIME HISTORY OF EVENTS
AND MACROSCAPE
INTERACTIONS DURING
SUBSTORMS (THEMIS)
• Science Definition
• Instrument Development
• Integration and Test
• Calibration
• Mission Operations
• Ground Data Systems
MIDEX selected 2003
Expected Launch 2006
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SUPERNOVA ACCELERATION
PROBE (SNAP)
• Project Management
• Systems Engineering
• Instrumentation
• Spacecraft
• Telescope
• Integration and Test
• Mission Operations
• Flight Data Systems
R&D Phase 2003-2005
Planned Launch 2011
Michael Lampton