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A novel limb sounder for the measurement of temperature at the mesosphere and lower thermosphere boundary is presented. The instrument is designed to fly on Micro- and Nanosatellite platforms for the deployment in satellite constellations. The goal is to obtain a dense, 4-dimensional mesh of temperatures for resolving the small scale, time-varying waves that couple atmospheric regions.
The instrument’s core element is a spatial heterodyne interferometer, which is a monolithic Michelson-type interferometer, particularly suitable for harsh environments. The instrument successfully completed a student-led rocket mission and an in-orbit satellite technology demonstration. Upcoming deployments are within an international satellite program in research and education and an in-orbit demonstration and validation mission of the European Union. These missions will improve the maturity of the measurement concept based on extensive in-orbit characterizations.
