UCL DEPARTMENT OF SPACE & CLIMATE PHYSICS
MULLARD SPACE SCIENCE LABORATORY


PRESS RELEASE - 24 MAY 2006

GOES-N spacecraft successfully launched.

On 24 May 2006 MSSL celebrated the successful launch of another satellite carrying CCDs and electronics designed and tested at the lab.

The satellite, called GOES-N was successfully launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta IV rocket, and is one of a series of GOES satellites, which monitors the Sun, Earth’s climate and the near-Earth environment.

MSSL was responsible for the procurement of the CCDs, from e2v Technologies, and their characterisation for the Solar X-ray Imager on behalf of Lockheed Martin. Over 40 CCDs were tested in the MSSL cleanroom by Dave Walton and Louisa Bradley before Lockheed made their selection for flight. The test system and electronics were designed by Dave Walton and Phil Thomas and were built at MSSL. Tony Dibbens was responsible for the Product Assurance and Alan Smith was responsible for MSSL's overall role in the SXI programme.

In February 2000 MSSL was given a Superior Performance award by Lockheed in recognition for the outstanding work by MSSL staff on the Solar X-ray seen on the wall inside the library.

 

 

 

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