A brief history of the development of scientific instruments for ionospheric and magnetospheric research, Magion satellites

0381011 - ÚFA 2013 RIV FR eng C - Konferenční příspěvek (zahraniční konf.)
Hruška, František - Tříska, Pavel - Vojta, Jaroslav
A brief history of the development of scientific instruments for ionospheric and magnetospheric research, Magion satellites.
61st International Astronautical Congress 2010 (IAC 2010) : Prague, Czech Republic, 27 September-1 October 2010. Paris: International Astronautical Federation, 2011, s. 10124-10133. 8. ISBN 978-1-61782-368-8.
[International Astronautical Congress /61./. Prague (CZ), 27.09.2010-01.10.2010]
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z30420517
Klíčová slova: History of technology * Magion satellites * Intercosmos * space research
Kód oboru RIV: JU - Aeronautika, aerodynamika, letadla
http://www.iafastro.net/iac/archive/browse/IAC-10/E4/4/7928/

A brief history of the development of scientific instruments for the ionospheric and magnetospheric research at the Geophysical Institute (IG) and Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) is presented. Ionospheric research started at the IG in the mid-fifties, when the Ionospheric Department was established. The International Geophysical Year further accelerated the ionospheric research. The sixties provide the first opportunity of exploiting satellite data. The establishment of INTERCOSMOS in 1967 was a great opportunity to take part in space research and to build own scientific instruments for in-situ measurements. During the seventies and eighties more than 20 instruments were constructed. This great period culminated in the five MAGION satellite series. The first one was launched in 1978, weighed 14.5 kg and carried out two scientific experiments. The last one, MAGION 5, weighing 68.5 kg, carried 15 scientific instruments from 7 countries. The Ionospheric Department of the IG transformed to the Upper Atmosphere Department of the IAP in 1994. Space research at the IAP continues and is traditionally focused on research into the Earth’s space environment and into space physics.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0007148