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Main science programs
source: UM excerpt Jan 2015
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SoloHI UM - SSD-DOC-SOLOHI-013 Rev. B draft 5
The SoloHI baseline observing program will be defined to repeat for each occurrence of the same unique orbit (i.e. each orbit of the trajectory within the same resonance with Venus). Therefore, a SoloHI baseline observing program will be defined for each orbit phase in NMP/EMP and will be executed for all orbits within that resonance.
Example of such an orbit plan is below:
| Observing modes - Example plan | Use case | #images / day | Science data volume / day | SoloHI data rate | Observing duration / orbit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| estimate (Gbits) estimate | (kbits/s) | (days) example | ||||
| Perihelion programs: | 0.28-0.29 AU | |||||
SoloHI Solar Wind Turbulence @perihelion
| 1296 | 2.22 | 26.5 | 3 | ||
SoloHI Shock Formation @perihelion
| 468 | 2.54 | 30.3 | 3 | ||
| Near-Perihelion programs: | 0.29-0.36 AU | |||||
| SoloHI Near-perihelion Synoptic Program | 348 | 1.69 | 20.3 | 5 | ||
| SoloHI Solar Wind Turbulence Near-perihelion | 750 | 1.94 | 23.2 | 2 | ||
| SoloHI Shock Formation Near-perihelion | 516 | 2.45 | 29.3 | 2 | ||
| Far-Perihelion programs: | 0.36-0.42 AU | |||||
| SoloHI Far-Perihelion Synoptic Program | 132 | 1.64 | 19.7 | 7 | ||
| Southern Latitude Out-of-ecliptic programs: | 0.5-0.7 AU | |||||
| SoloHI Southern Synoptic Program | 104 | 0.84 | 10.3 | 8 |
Probably dependent on the trajectory
Examples of more-detailed observing program for 1 type of orbit during the mission:
SoloHI concept study report Dec 2011, needs update!