BackForwardInstrument:  GOLD 

Instrument details
Acronym GOLD
Full name Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk
Purpose Space weather of the thermosphere and ionosphere
Short description Far-UV imaging spectrometer. Spectral range 132-162, spectral resolution 0.2 nm for temperature and 0.4 nm for composition. Two identical and independent optical channels.
Background Instrument hosted on a commercial telecommunication satellite (SES-14)
Scanning Technique Full Earth's disk scanned, as well as the limb. Also, star occultation
Resolution 50 km
Coverage / Cycle Earth's disk as from GEO at 30 min rate
Mass 37 kg Power 72 W Data Rate 6 Mbps

 

Providing Agency NASA
Instrument Maturity Backed by strong heritage
Utilization Period: 2018 to 2022
Last update: 2021-12-09
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Space radiometer or spectrometer
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 3
  • UV spectral imagery (e.g. GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO)
  • UV spectral imager [from GEO, HEO, MEO, LEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • UV flux spectrum
  • UV sky image
Evaluation of Measurements