Integration Laboratory
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Young IRF scientist awarded a Zeldovich Medal
The Committee of Space Research (COSPAR) has awarded a Zeldovich Medal to IRF’s scientist Daniel Graham. The Zeldovich Medals are given to young scientists who have demonstrated excellence and achievement in their field of research. “It is very surprising and is a great honour. It is great to know that there is appreciation for…
Prisma (PRIMA)
Prisma (PRIMA) The Swedish satellite project Prisma, launched from Russia in June 2010, consisted of two satellites aimed at demonstrating new technologies for accurate formation flights and automatic docking, that is, spacecraft that can communicate and interact with each other with high precision. On board was the ion mass analyzer PRIMA (PRIsma Mass Analyzer), a…
History
60 Years of Space Research For six decades, IRF has contributed to discoveries and progress in Swedish and international space research. The Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) was founded in 1957 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences under the name Kiruna Geophysical Observatory (KGO). However measuring instruments have been located in Kiruna as…
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1
Phobos-Grunt and Yinghuo-1 (DIM, YPP-i1, YPP-i2) The Chinese satellite Yinghuo-1 was intended to fly to Mars together with the spacecraft Phobos-Grunt, which would land on the Martian moon Phobos. After the launch in 2011, the spacecraft went into Earth orbit, but the kick-off motor which would send it towards Mars failed to fire. The combined spacecraft…
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