Sensors & Transducers e-Digest,
Vol. 137, Issue 2, February 2012:
Product News
(ISSN 1726-5479)
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Spacemag Magnetometer for use in Space is Scheduled for Launch
Spacemag, Bartington Instruments’ first magnetometer for use in space, is to be carried in a satellite designed by the Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad ‘Ignacio Da Riva’ of Spain’s Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (IDR/UPM).
The satellite, UPMSAT-2, is being manufactured and assembled by IDR/UPM and will be launched into a low earth polar orbit by the end of the first quarter of 2013. Spacemag will be fitted to the satellite and will collect in-flight magnetic field information.
Spacemag is a three-axis fluxgate magnetometer designed for use in spacecraft attitude control systems. Lightweight, low noise and with minimal heat output, it has been shock and vibration tested to NASA-STD-7001, and its vacuum compatible components are specified for 100 kRad. The sensor was tested at RAL Space (Rutherford Appleton Laboratories) to verify its functionality for long term use in a space environment.
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About Bartington Bartington Instruments designs and manufactures a wide range of magnetic measuring instruments used globally in the defence, aerospace, geophysics and physics sectors. Its products include single and three-axis magnetic field sensors, fluxgate gradiometers and magnetic susceptibility measuring equipment.
For further information visit www.bartington.com or email sales@bartington.com
Contact :
Tom Simcox Technical Sales Executive, Bartington Instruments Tel.: +44 (0) 1993 706565 E-mail: tom.simcox@bartington.com |
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