Automated static magnetic cleanliness screening for the TRACERS small-satellite mission

Dorman, Cole J.; Piker, Chris; Miles, David M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-43-2024

Articles | Volume 13, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-43-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-13-43-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 1

Research article

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21 Feb 2024

Research article |

| 21 Feb 2024

Automated static magnetic cleanliness screening for the TRACERS small-satellite mission

Cole J. Dorman, Chris Piker, and David M. Miles

Data sets

Data and Code for Automated Static Magnetic Cleanliness Screening for the TRACERS Small-Satellite Mission D. M. Miles et al. https://doi.org/10.25820/data.006817

Model code and software

Magscreen 0.3 Magnetic Cleanliness Screening via Constant Rotation C. Piker https://pypi.org/project/magscreen/

Data and Code for Automated Static Magnetic Cleanliness Screening for the TRACERS Small-Satellite Mission D. M. Miles et al. https://doi.org/10.25820/data.006817

Short summary

Magnetic field measurements in space can be contaminated by stray magnetic fields from their host satellite. We present an automated tool for measuring the magnetic field generated by potential satellite and instrument components to identify those that may degrade the measurements taken on orbit. This tool is designed for use by the Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Small Explorers mission and is currently being used for mission design activities.