The Ionospheric Occultation Experiment (IOX) was a remote sensing satellite package that used[when?] a dual frequency Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to measure properties of the ionosphere.[1] IOX demonstrated remote sensing techniques for future United States Department of Defense space systems and helped to improve operational models for ionospheric and thermospheric forecasts.[2]
IOX was developed by the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center and was one of four experiment packages on PicoSAT, which was launched by an Athena rocket in September 2001.[2]
Specifications edit
- NSSDC ID: 2001-043B-02
- Mission: PicoSAT 9
Further reading edit
- Straus, P. R. "The Ionospheric Occultation Experiment (IOX) on PicoSat: A GPS Occultation MIssion with an Ionospheric Focus" (PDF). OPAC-1. El Segundo, California, USA: The Aerospace Corporation. Retrieved January 28, 2023. Official Abstract
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research: Further Overview of IOX and GPS Receiver August 2002 Workshop
- Harvard University: IOX Abstract
References edit
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ^ Straus, P. R. (December 2001). "Ionospheric Remote Sensing with the Ionospheric Occultation Experiment (IOX): First Results". American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2001. 2001. Bibcode:2001AGUFMSA32A0676S. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "Current NASA JPL Missions #Past Missions: IOX". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
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