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Instrument: RMK-2

Instrument details

Acronym	RMK-2
Full name	Radiation Measurement Complex
Purpose	Observation of flux densities of protons and electrons at platform level
Short description	12-channel radiometer to measure the flux density of protons in the energy range 5-90 MeV, and electrons in the range 0.15-3.0 MeV
Background	Consolidated technology
Scanning Technique	N/A (in-situ measurement in the platform environment)
Resolution	N/A
Coverage / Cycle	N/A
Mass		Power	Data Rate

Providing Agency	Roscosmos
Instrument Maturity	Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period:	1975 to 1996
Last update:	2017-06-04

Detailed characteristics

Satellites this instrument is flying on

Note: a red tag indicates satellites no longer operational, a green tag indicates operational satellites, a blue tag indicates future satellites

Meteor-2 (RosHydroMet)
- Meteor-2-1 (see instrument status) Oct 1975 - Jan 1977
- Meteor-2-2 (see instrument status) Apr 1977 - Jul 1978
- Meteor-2-3 (see instrument status) Mar 1978 - Jun 1979
- Meteor-2-4 (see instrument status) Jun 1979 - Sep 1980
- Meteor-2-5 (see instrument status) Jan 1980 - Apr 1981
- Meteor-2-6 (see instrument status) Dec 1980 - Mar 1982
- Meteor-2-7 (see instrument status) Aug 1981 - Nov 1982
- Meteor-2-8 (see instrument status) Jun 1982 - Sep 1983
- Meteor-2-9 (see instrument status) Mar 1983 - Jun 1984
- Meteor-2-10 (see instrument status) Jan 1984 - Apr 1985
- Meteor-2-11 (see instrument status) Oct 1984 - Jan 1986
- Meteor-2-12 (see instrument status) May 1985 - Jul 1986
- Meteor-2-13 (see instrument status) Mar 1986 - Jun 1987
- Meteor-2-14 (see instrument status) Aug 1986 - Nov 1987
- Meteor-2-15 (see instrument status) Apr 1987 - Jul 1988
- Meteor-2-16 (see instrument status) Nov 1987 - Feb 1989
- Meteor-2-17 (see instrument status) Apr 1988 - Jul 1990
- Meteor-2-18 (see instrument status) May 1989 - Aug 1990
- Meteor-2-19 (see instrument status) Sep 1990 - Dec 1991
- Meteor-2-20 (see instrument status) Dec 1990 - Mar 1992
- Meteor-2-21 (see instrument status) Nov 1993 - Feb 1995
Meteor-3 (RosHydroMet)
- Meteor-3-1 (see instrument status) Jan 1986 - Oct 1987
- Meteor-3-2 (see instrument status) Oct 1988 - Jul 1990
- Meteor-3-3 (see instrument status) Jan 1990 - Oct 1991
- Meteor-3-4 (see instrument status) Jul 1991 - Apr 1993
- Meteor-3-5 (see instrument status) Nov 1991 - Aug 1993
- Meteor-3-6 (see instrument status) Apr 1994 - Jan 1996

Instrument classification

Solar and space environment monitors
Energetic particle spectrometer

WIGOS Subcomponents

Subcomponent 1
In-situ plasma probes, and energetic particle spectrometers and magnetometers at GEO and LEO, and magnetic field at GEO
Electron sensor at LEO
Proton sensor at LEO

Mission objectives

Primary mission objectives

Electron integral directional flux
Proton integral directional flux

Evaluation of Measurements

Variable	Relevance for measuring this variable	Operational limitations	Explanation
Electron integral directional flux*	5 - marginal	No specific limitation.	Platform environment, medium and high energy (over 40 to over 400 keV)
Proton integral directional flux*	5 - marginal	No specific limitation.	Platform environment, high energy (over 1000 keV)