Payload 08 Information
Payload Flight Number:
Institution:
Payload Title:
High Altitude Cosmic Radiation Detector
Student Leader:
Faculty Advisor:
Payload class:
Small
Payload ID Number:
08
Mass:
0.9 kg
Current:
0.5 A
Serial Downlink:
Yes
Analog Downlink:
No
Serial Commands:
No
Discrete Commands:
No
Payload Specification & Integration Plan
Due:
Delivered:
Payload Integration Certification
Scheduled:
Actual:
Flight Operation Plan
Due:
Delivered:
Final Flight / Science Report
Due:
Delivered:
Abstract:
The payload will study the variation of cosmic radiation with altitude and time in the atmosphere. Two detectors each viewed by a photomultiplier tube will be used to provide singles, coincident and accidental counting rates to determine the flux of radiation as a function of altitude.
Monthly Briefings:
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