中央大學太空科技團隊成功取得我國自主衛星酬載資料，彌足珍貴，代表我國擁有自製太空衛星酬載的能力。2009年9月17日俄羅斯衛星Tatyana-2搭載著由俄方命名為 BCU (Block of Central University)的中央大學科學酬載，順利升空進入預定軌道，歷經約三個月的初期軌道測試階段，2月5日中央大學兩位副校長劉振榮、李誠率領科學與工程團隊正式對外公布這項好消息。
Analysis of the data showed that the devices functional and fully comply with the requirements of the scientific program of the global study of transient discharges.
The first scientific data from the satellite "University - Tatiana-2" indicates transient phenomena recorded over Indonesia in 20 minutes after the earthquake
The satellite is set to study transient luminous events, which include sprites, blue jets, gigantic jets and elves. The latter were recorded on in 2005-2006 by the ultraviolet DUF detector, installed on the Tatyana-1 satellite. Elves is a frivolous acronym for Emissions of Light and Very Low Frequency Perturbations From Electromagnetic Pulse Sources. This refers to the process by which the light is generated; the excitation of nitrogen molecules due to electron collisions (the electrons possibly having been energized by the electromagnetic pulse caused by a discharge from the Ionosphere). Now Moscow University researchers are tasked with confirming their hypothesis that electrons collide with nitrogen and oxygen atoms on the basis on new cutting-edge technologies that are provided by the Nuclear Physics Research Institute of the Moscow State University. The satellite is a 70-centimeter-high rectangular prism that weights about 80 kilos. It is equipped with an upgraded model of an ultraviolet and infrared light detector (DUFIC), an observatory and a spectrometer that are reversed towards Earth.
Students from Mexico and South Korea are also taking part in this experiment.
MSU-250 microsatellite (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
ESEMS system design diagram
Source: 951214 System design diagram of the ESEMS.doc 台俄微衛星科學酬載計畫構想書
Micro-satellites provide an excellent platform for the researchers and students in Taiwan, particularly, in the university environment, to develop/enhance the capability of design and fabrication of space flight instruments. We plan to utilize the collaborative talents of scientists and engineers at National Central University (NCU) to propose a suite of sensors including an electrostatic particle analyzer, a Langmur probe, a specially designed megentoresistence (MR) magnetometer to study the space weather features as well as earthquake induced signatures in the terrestrial ionosphere.
In general the scientists at NCU will assume responsibilities of the science
interface, data analysis software development, in-flight instrument calibration, and post-launch science programs. The engineers at NCU will be responsible for design and fabrication of instrument, hardware construction of the digital control electronics as well as the electrical interface to spacecraft. The principal investigators from each of the subgroups will take turn to be the project manager during different phases of the project.
More specifically, Drs. Chiang and Yeh at the Institute of Optical-Mechanical-
Electrical engineering of NCU are interested in new design, fabrication and spacecraft interface of a MR-magnetometer that measures high-resolution/ high-frequency magnetic field variations. The magnetometer data can be used to derive ionospheric currents as well as high-frequency electromagnetic waves that may be caused by space lighting or seismic activity. Dr. Yeh and her associates will collaborate with Dr. Frahm of SWRI in USA to re-produce a particle detector by refurbishing a redundant ESA detector previously developed for DE or UARS satellite. The type of the proposed ESA detector measures precipitating plasma particles in the energy range between 30 eV and 30 keV. The particle data can be used to study magnetic storm and substorm dynamics. Furthermore, particle boundaries (e.g., polar cap boundary) are important parameters for the specifications of most space-weather prediction models. Dr. Liu at NCU and Dr. Lin at NSPO will collaborate with Drs. Oyama and Kamogawa in Japan to investigate space weather features and seismic effects on ionospheric electron density and temperature. It is important to mention that each of the NCU team has had some experience (at least good knowledge) in the proposed sensors (see the attached brief CVs). We believe that our team is ready and would like very much to participate in the Taiwan-Russia Satellite project.
