Title: YingHuo-1——Martian Space Environment Exploration Orbiter
Abstract: This paper gives a brief introduction of YingHuo-1(YH-1),a Chinese Martian Space Environment Exploration Orbiter.YH-1 is a micro-satellite developed by Chinese Aerospace Industry,and will be launched together with Russian spacecraft,Phobos-Grunt,to orbit Mars in September,2009.Four payloads are selected for the mission,plasma package,including of electron analyzer,ion energy and mass analyzer;sat-sat occultation receiver;flux-gate magnetometer;and optical monitor.YH-1 mission focus on the investigation of the characteristics and its evolution of the Martian space Environment,and identifying major plasma processes,which provide channels for Martian volatiles escaping.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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