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Provided here is an overview of Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) mission design. The driving mission and science requirements are presented, and the unique engineering challenges of operating in Earth’s radiation belts are discussed in detail. The implementation of both the space and ground segments are presented, including a discussion of the challenges inherent with operating multiple observatories concurrently and working with a distributed network of science operation centers. An overview of the launch vehicle and the overall mission design will be presented, and the plan for space weather data broadcast will be introduced.
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J.M. Stratton, N.J. Fox, Radiation belt storm probes (RBSP) mission overview, in IEEE Aerospace Conference, vol. 2 (2012), p. 0503
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Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), Space Weather Interface Control Document, 7417-9100 (2012)
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Stratton, J.M., Harvey, R.J., Heyler, G.A. (2012). Mission Overview for the Radiation Belt Storm Probes Mission. In: Fox, N., Burch, J.L. (eds) The Van Allen Probes Mission. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7433-4_3
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