Measurements and Applications
The main objective of the HF Beacon on ZACUBE-1 is to provide a continuous radio signal to determine the elevation resolving algorithm of the SuperDARN HF Radar antenna at SANAE in Antarctica. The signal will also be used to characterize the beam pattern of this and other HF Radar antennas in the SuperDARN network, and to characterize the ionosphere over the polar regions.
Full Name
HF Beacon Transmitter
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Space environment
Geometry
Push-broom scanning / Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Communications system
Sampling
Other
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
AX.25
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