RFB Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measures total electron content in Earth’s upper atmosphere to monitor space weather.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Radio Frequency Beacon
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
NOAA, UCAR
Maturity
Instrument Type
Space environment
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Space environment monitor
Sampling
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
S-Band (4 - 2 GHz)
L-Band (2 - 1 GHz)
P-Band (0.999 - 0.2998 GHz)

Instrument Missions

FORMOSAT-7 - FORMOSAT-7 (2019 - 2025)
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (1) - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (1) (2019 - 2026)
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (2) - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (2) (2019 - 2026)
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (3) - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (3) (2019 - 2026)
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (4) - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (4) (2019 - 2026)
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (5) - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (5) (2019 - 2026)
COSMIC-2/FORMOSAT-7 (6) - Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate-2 / Formosa Satellite-7 (6) (2019 - 2026)

Instrument Measurements