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CERN-driven student satellite in
space
and radmon experiment
student satellite) is a 1U
CubeSat designed to study
the effects of cosmic
radiation on electronics. The
satellite carries a Space
RadMon, a miniature
version of a well-proven
This picture shows CELESTA, the first radiation monitoring device
CERN technology demonstrator in space. It Large Hadron Collider, CERN Credit: CERN
was taken during the radiation testing of deployed in CERN's Large
the satellite inside the CHARM facility at
CERN. Credit: CERN Hadron Collider (LHC). DO YOU KNOW ?
CELESTA, the first CERN- CELESTA has been sent
driven satellite, successfully into an Earth orbit of almost
entered orbit during the 6000 kilometers. "Right in
maiden flight of Europe's the middle of the inner Van
Vega-C launch vehicle. Allen belt, CELESTA will
Launched by the European survey an unusual orbit
Space Agency from the where radiation levels are at
French Guiana Space their highest", explains The terms "mass" and "weight"
Center (CSG) at 06:43 PM Markus Brugger, Head of are used interchangeably in
on 13th July 2022, the the CERN Experimental normal conversation, but they
satellite deployed smoothly Areas group and initiator of don't mean the same thing. The
and transmitted its first both the CHARM and difference is that mass is the
signals in the night. Weigh- CELESTA projects in the amount of matter in a material,
ing one kilogram and meas- context of the R2E while weight is a measure of
uring 10 centimeters on each (Radiation to Electronics) how the force of gravity acts
of its sides, CELESTA initiative. upon the mass.
(CERN latchup
The Preventive method to control the outside
particles in a Cleanroom
prevented from contamination
from a range of particles and
biological material including dust,
airborne organisms, or vaporized
particles. It plays a major role in
the fabrication of satellite
components and their assembly.
Gowning and Garments
Before entering a cleanroom
environment, the primary control is blended polyesters that prevent
proper hygiene and systematic hair and skin particles from
gowning. Minimizing the number reaching critical surfaces.
A Cleanroom, is a laboratory of operators reduces airflow Likewise, the static-free materials
environment that ensures that disruption and prevents prevent the hitchhiking of particles
airborne particles are overcrowding. A gowning room is via static cling.
maintained at a very low strictly dividing between clean and - Ravi Kant Patel
concentration. This room is dirty areas. Generally, cleanroom
isolated, actively cleansed and covers all that feature (B.Tech IV year, Mech)
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