BackForwardInstrument:  MUSI 

Instrument details
Acronym MUSI
Full name Multiband Ionospheric Ultra-Violet Spectrum Imager
Purpose To measure the daytime atomic–molecular ratio and the nightime ionospheric density altitude distribution
Short description
  • MUSI monitors ionospheric components and changes, as well as the distribution and evolution of ionospheric structures, for real-time continuous monitoring and early warning of ionospheric weather.
  • It has four bands, center wavelengths are 121.6nm, 130.4nm, 135.6nm and 150nm. 
  • Spectral resolution <0.4nm
Background

New development
Scanning Technique

Earth's disk scanning with the field of view 14°× 0.08° at a 66.7(night) or 6.7 (day) minute cadence.
Resolution 14°× 16° at the s.s.p., spatial resolution <50km
Coverage / Cycle Earth's disk sampling at 66.7 min rate in nightime and 6.7 min rate in daytime
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency CMA
Instrument Maturity Flown on operational programme
Utilization Period: 2025 to 2040
Last update: 2025-04-07
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

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
  • Electron Density
  • Ionospheric plasma density
  • UV flux
Evaluation of Measurements

The following list indicates which measurements can typically be retrieved from this category of instrument. To see a full Gap Analysis by Variable, click on the respective variable.

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Note: * Primary mission objective.
VariableRelevance for measuring this variableOperational limitationsExplanation
UV flux*2 - very highNo specific limitation.Earth's limb and surface observed, moderate dynamic range
UV sky image2 - very highNo specific limitation.Earth's limb observed, coarse spatial resolution
Ionospheric plasma density*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.UV imaging spectrometer measuring ionospheric plasma density in the Earth's limb
Electron Density*5 - marginalNo specific limitation.UV spectrometry of the Earth's limb