PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation
PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation) program has been created to conduct small experiments in as many disciplines on-board of small stratospheric balloons. PEGASO uses the very low expensive pathfinder balloons. Stratospheric pathfinders are small balloons commonl...
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ftunivromairis:oai:iris.uniroma1.it:11573/384329 2024-01-28T10:01:02+01:00 PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation Romeo G. Di Stefano G. Di Felice F. Caprara F. Iarocci A. Peterzen S. Spoto D. Ibba R. Musso I. Dragoy P. MASI, Silvia Romeo, G. Di Stefano, G. Di Felice, F. Caprara, F. Iarocci, A. Peterzen, S. Masi, Silvia Spoto, D. Ibba, R. Musso, I. Dragoy, P. 2008 STAMPA http://hdl.handle.net/11573/384329 eng eng FABRIZIO SERRA volume:79 firstpage:940 lastpage:945 numberofpages:6 journal:MEMORIE DELLA SOCIETÀ ASTRONOMICA ITALIANA http://hdl.handle.net/11573/384329 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2008 ftunivromairis 2024-01-03T17:48:02Z PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation) program has been created to conduct small experiments in as many disciplines on-board of small stratospheric balloons. PEGASO uses the very low expensive pathfinder balloons. Stratospheric pathfinders are small balloons commonly used to explore the atmospheric circumpolar upper winds and to predict the trajectory for big LDBs (Long Duration Balloons). Installing scientific instruments on pathfinder and using solar energy to power supply the system, we have the opportunity to explorer the Polar Regions, during the polar summer, following circular trajectory. These stratospheric small payload have flown for 14 up to 40 days, measuring the magnetic field of polar region, by means of 3-axis-fluxgate magnetometer. PEGASO payload uses IRIDIUM satellite telemetry (TM). A ground station communicates with one or more payloads to download scientific and house-keeping data and to send commands for ballast releasing, for system resetting and for operating on the separator system at the flight end. The PEGASO missions have been performed from the Svalbard islands with the logistic collaboration of the Andoya Rocket Range and from the Antarctic Italian base. Continuous trajectory predictions, elaborated by Institute of Information Science and Technology (ISTI-CNR), were necessary for the flight safety requirements in the north hemisphere. This light payloads (<10 Kg) are realized by the cooperation between the INGV and the Physics department "La Sapienza" University and it has operated five times in polar areas with the sponsorship of Italian Antarctic Program (PNRA), Italian Space Agency (ASI). This paper summarizes important results about stratospheric missions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Svalbard Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS Antarctic Svalbard The Antarctic |
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PEGASO (Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation) program has been created to conduct small experiments in as many disciplines on-board of small stratospheric balloons. PEGASO uses the very low expensive pathfinder balloons. Stratospheric pathfinders are small balloons commonly used to explore the atmospheric circumpolar upper winds and to predict the trajectory for big LDBs (Long Duration Balloons). Installing scientific instruments on pathfinder and using solar energy to power supply the system, we have the opportunity to explorer the Polar Regions, during the polar summer, following circular trajectory. These stratospheric small payload have flown for 14 up to 40 days, measuring the magnetic field of polar region, by means of 3-axis-fluxgate magnetometer. PEGASO payload uses IRIDIUM satellite telemetry (TM). A ground station communicates with one or more payloads to download scientific and house-keeping data and to send commands for ballast releasing, for system resetting and for operating on the separator system at the flight end. The PEGASO missions have been performed from the Svalbard islands with the logistic collaboration of the Andoya Rocket Range and from the Antarctic Italian base. Continuous trajectory predictions, elaborated by Institute of Information Science and Technology (ISTI-CNR), were necessary for the flight safety requirements in the north hemisphere. This light payloads (<10 Kg) are realized by the cooperation between the INGV and the Physics department "La Sapienza" University and it has operated five times in polar areas with the sponsorship of Italian Antarctic Program (PNRA), Italian Space Agency (ASI). This paper summarizes important results about stratospheric missions. |
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Romeo, G. Di Stefano, G. Di Felice, F. Caprara, F. Iarocci, A. Peterzen, S. Masi, Silvia Spoto, D. Ibba, R. Musso, I. Dragoy, P. |
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Romeo G. Di Stefano G. Di Felice F. Caprara F. Iarocci A. Peterzen S. Spoto D. Ibba R. Musso I. Dragoy P. MASI, Silvia |
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Romeo G. Di Stefano G. Di Felice F. Caprara F. Iarocci A. Peterzen S. Spoto D. Ibba R. Musso I. Dragoy P. MASI, Silvia PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation |
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Romeo G. Di Stefano G. Di Felice F. Caprara F. Iarocci A. Peterzen S. Spoto D. Ibba R. Musso I. Dragoy P. MASI, Silvia |
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PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation |
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PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation |
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PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation |
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PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation |
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PEGASO . Polar Explorer for Geomagnetic And other Scientific Observation |
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pegaso . polar explorer for geomagnetic and other scientific observation |
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FABRIZIO SERRA |
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2008 |
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Antarctic Svalbard The Antarctic |
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