ICARE NG - Radiation Monitor
ICARE-NG was designed for various missions:
• JASON-2, the successor of TOPEX-POSEIDON (France) and JASON-1 (USA). This satellite was launched in June 2008 in a LEO (1330km, 66°) orbit.
• SAC-D the next scientific satellite from Argentina. This satellite was launched in 2011 in a LEO (715km, 98°) orbit,
• JASON-3, the successor of JASON-2, from France and USA. This satellite was launched in June 2016 in a LEO.
• EUTELSAT 7C, a high-speed telecommunications satellite built by Maxar Technologies to cover the areas of Africa, Europe and Middle East. It was launched in June 2019.
Main features
EREMS was in charge of:
• The design and architecture of the spectrometer and the experience itself
• The development of the FPGA and the microcontroller
• Testing and the integration of the different boards
• The conception of the mechanical box