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The 6 meter magnetometer boom on board the Aditya-L1 mission has now been successfully deployed in hello orbit after 132 days. The boom has two fluxgate magnetometers that measure the interplanetary magnetic field in space.
The boom was closed for 132 days after the launch of Aditya-L1. The boom carries two state-of-the-art, high-accuracy fluxgate magnetometer sensors, which measure the low-intensity interplanetary magnetic field in space. The sensors are deployed at a distance of 3 and 6 meters from the spacecraft. Placing them at these distances reduces the effect of the magnetic field generated by the spacecraft on the measurements.
Using two magnetometer booms for this purpose helps in estimating this effect accurately. The dual sensor system provides cancellation of magnetic effects of the spacecraft. The boom segments are made of carbon fiber polymer and serve to hold the sensors and serve as interfaces to the system’s elements. The articulated boom mechanism consists of 5 sections connected via a spring-operated hinge mechanism, allowing folding and deployment functions.
Earlier, India’s first solar observatory Aditya-L1 had successfully reached its destination. Aditya-L1 will be launched on September 2, 2023 by the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSA…
According to ISRO, four payloads observe the Sun directly using a special vantage point L1 and the remaining three payloads conduct in-situ studies of the particles and fields at the Lagrange point L1, thus providing important scientific insight into the propagation effect of solar dynamics in the interplanetary medium. Provide studies. The space agency said it is expected that the seven payloads of Aditya-L1 will provide the best information to understand the problem of coronal heating, coronal mass ejection, pre-flare and flare activities and their characteristics, space weather dynamics, propagation of particles and fields and others. Will provide important information.
