Ionosfera-M is a Constellation of four Ionospheric and Magnetospheric research Earth observation satellite system developed by Roscosmos for Project Ionozond.
Background The Missions of Project Ionozond includes four Ionosfera-M and one Zond Satellite. The function of Ionosfera-M satellites is to monitor the Magnetosphere and Ionosphere, while the function of Zond is to measure Solar Irradiadion.
Zond part of the program was initially planned to fly with the Ionosfera-M Satellites in 2020 to observe Sun. But due to lack of funding is in hold position and possibly cancelled.
Each Ionosfera-M Satellites carries the following instrument: SPER/1-Plasma and energy radiation spectrometer SG/1-Gamma-ray spectrometer GALS/1-Galactic cosmic ray spectrometer / 1 LAERTES-On-board Ionosonde NBK/2-Low-frequency wave complex ESEP-Ionospheric plasma energy spectrometer Ozonometer-TM Ozonometer MayaK-On-board radio transmitters PES GPS-GLONASS device
List of satellites NameSATCATLaunch date (UTC)Launch vehicleOrbital apsisInclinationPeriod (min)Status Ionosfera-M №1 617354 November 202423:18:40Soyuz-2.1b/Fregat-M821.6 km × 824.7 km98.7°101.2Ionosfera-M №2 61736822.8 km × 823.6 km98.7°101.2Ionosfera-M №3 6487625 July 202505:54:04825.8 km × 829.1 km98.6°101.3Ionosfera-M №4 64877826.1 km × 828.8 km98.6°101.3
See also Roscosmos Arktika-M Resurs-P
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