Development of instruments for satellite missions
Our group has a long history in development and construction of instruments for scientific spacecraft missions. A short itemized list of the satellites and individual instruments that we worked on is listed below, from the most recent ones back to more than 60 years ago.
2026 - FCA Faraday cup analyzer - solar wind monitor for the HENON cubesat (launch expected 2027)
2026 - LEES low energy electron spectrometer for the DFP-A instrument suite of Comet Interceptor spacecraft (low voltage power supply board; launch expected 2029)
2022 - BMSW-LG fast solar wind monitor for the Luna-Resurs-1 spacecraft (development cancelled after Phase C)
2020 - IDEE energetic electron spectrometer (digital data processing board) on board the TARANIS spacecraft (Vega launcher failure in 11/2020)
2020 - PAS Proton-Alpha Sensor of the Solar Wind plasma Analyser (SWA) instrument on board Solar Orbiter (detector board with front-end electronics and channeltron high voltage supply)
2018 - BepiColombo (MEA electron analyzer)
2011 - BMSW instrument (fast solar wind monitor) on board the Spektr-R spacecraft
1996 - FONEMA complex ion spectrometer with mass resolution on board Mars 96 probe (launch failed)
1996 - dual spacecraft constellation: Interball Auroral (Prognoz 12) and MAGION 5 - complex measurement of magnetospheric plasma parameters
1995 - dual spacecraft constellation: Interball Tail (Prognoz 11) and MAGION 4: MONITOR 3 (complex measurement of solar wind parameters: VDP (accurate measurement of ion flux); MPS+EPS (electron and ion energetic spectra), VDP-S (ion flux))
1991 - dual spacecraft constellation: PEAS electron/ion spectrometer on board the APEX spacecraft (Interkosmos-25, active experiments in the magnetosphere) and MPS/PPS electron/ion spectrometers on board the Magion 3 subsatellite
1989 - electron/ion spectrometer on board the Magion 2 subsatellite of the ACTIVE spacecraft (Interkosmos-24, first active experiment in the magnetosphere)
1988 - BD-3 monitor (solar wind density and velocity vector) on board interplanetary probes FOBOS-1 and FOBOS-2
1985 - BIFRAM (complex measurement of solar wind parameters), AKME (detection of high energy ions), DOR (electron monitor), BROD (central processing unit), TP 3 (high energy ion spectrometer) instruments on board Prognoz 10
1980 - Plazmag (energetic spectrum of solar wind ions) and Monitor (fast measurement of solar wind parameters) on board Prognoz 8
1978 - Plazmag (energetic spectrum of solar wind ions) and Monitor (fast measurement of solar wind parameters) on board Prognoz 7
1976 - PG1b instrument for the INTERKOSMOS 17 spacecraft (contract with Institute of Experimental Physics), EMA and ESA instruments (contract with Astronomical Institute), devoted to study low energy magnetospheric plasma
1973 - PG1b instrument for the INTERKOSMOS 13 spacecraft (contract with Institute of Experimental Physics), EMA and ESA instruments (contract with Astronomical Institute), devoted to study low energy magnetospheric plasma
1971 - PG1a instrument for the INTERKOSMOS 5 spacecraft (contract with Intitute of Experimental Physics)
1970 - PG1 instrument for the INTERKOSMOS 3 spacecraft (contract with Intitute of Experimental Physics); first instrument built at the faculty, devoted to the analysis of radiation belts
1967 - development and construction of instruments in the INTERKOSMOS program framework (contracts with institutes of the Czech Academy of Sciences)