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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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