ISA, a High Sensitivity Accelerometer in the Interplanetary Space

ISA (Italian Spring Accelerometer) is a high sensitivity accelerometer flying, as scientific payload, on-board one of the two spacecraft (the Mercury Planetary Orbiter) of BepiColombo, the first ESA mission to Mercury. The first commissioning phase (performed in the period November 2018 - August 201...

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Published in:Space science reviews 2020-12, Vol.216 (8)
Main Authors: Santoli Francesco, Fiorenza Emiliano, Lefevre, Carlo, Lucchesi, David Massimo, Lucente, Marco, Magnafico Carmelo, Morbidini Alfredo, Peron, Roberto, Iafolla Valerio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accelerometers
Archiving
Interplanetary space
Mercury
Mercury (planet)
Mercury spacecraft
Planetary orbiters
Sensitivity
Spacecraft
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Summary:ISA (Italian Spring Accelerometer) is a high sensitivity accelerometer flying, as scientific payload, on-board one of the two spacecraft (the Mercury Planetary Orbiter) of BepiColombo, the first ESA mission to Mercury. The first commissioning phase (performed in the period November 2018 - August 2019) allowed to verify the functionality of the instrument itself as well as of the related data handling and archiving system. Moreover, the acceleration measurements gathered in this time frame allow to envisage the potentiality of such an instrument as a high-accuracy monitor of the spacecraft mechanical environment.
ISSN:0038-6308
1572-9672
DOI:10.1007/s11214-020-00768-6