Spitzer Resurrector Mission: Advantages for Space Weather Research and Operations

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作者：

Usman, Shawn M. ^{[1
]}

Fazio, Giovanni G. ^{[2
]}

Grasso, Christopher A. ^{[3
,4
]}

Hickox, Ryan C. ^{[5
]}

Lance, Cameo ^{[1
]}

Rideout, William B. ^{[1
]}

Singh, Daveanand M. ^{[1
]}

Smith, Howard A. ^{[2
]}

Vourlidas, Angelos ^{[6
]}

Hora, Joseph L. ^{[2
]}

Melnick, Gary J. ^{[2
]}

Ashby, Matthew ^{[2
]}

Tolls, Volker ^{[2
]}

Willner, Steven ^{[2
]}

Benitez, Salma ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Rhea Space Act Inc, Washington, DC 20004 USA

[2] Ctr Astrophys Harvard & Smithsonian, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA

[3] Univ Colorado, Coll Engn, Aerosp Dept, Boulder, CO 80309 USA

[4] Blue Sun Enterprises Inc, Boulder, CO 80302 USA

[5] Dartmouth Coll, Hanover, NH 03755 USA

[6] Johns Hopkins Univ, Appl Phys Lab, Laurel, MD 20723 USA

来源：

AEROSPACE | 2024年 / 11卷 / 07期

关键词：

space weather; Spitzer; astrophysics;

D O I：

10.3390/aerospace11070560

中图分类号：

V [航空、航天];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

In 1979, NASA established the Great Observatory program, which included four telescopes (Hubble, Compton, Chandra, and Spitzer) to explore the Universe. The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in 2003 into solar orbit, gradually drifting away from the Earth. Spitzer was operated very successfully until 2020 when NASA terminated observations and placed the telescope in safe mode. In 2028, the U.S. Space Force has the opportunity to demonstrate satellite servicing by telerobotically reactivating Spitzer for astronomical observations, and in a separate experiment, carry out novel Space Weather research and operations capabilities by observing solar Coronal Mass Ejections. This will be accomplished by launching a small satellite, the Spitzer-Resurrector Mission (SRM), to rendezvous with Spitzer in 2030, positioning itself around it, and serving as a relay for recommissioning and science operations. A sample of science goals for Spitzer is briefly described, but the focus of this paper is on the unique opportunity offered by SRM to demonstrate novel Space Weather research and operations capabilities.

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