IDEASSat (INSPIREsat 2)

IDEASSat [National Central University]

IDEASSat (Ionospheric Dynamics Explorer and Attitude Subsystem Satellite) is a cubesat project of the National Central University of the Republic of China (Taiwan).

It is to measure the ionosphere activity which will affect satellite and terrestrial communication. It is a follow-up and form a constellation with INSPIRESat-1 to measure ionospheric structure and plasma irregularities for radio communications monitoring.

The science payload for IDEASSat (Ionospheric Dynamics Explorer and Attitude Subsystem Satellite) is the Compact Ionosphere Probe (CIP), an all-in-one in-situ plasma sensor developed at National Central University (NCU), based on heritage from the Advanced Ionosphere Probe (AIP) aboard FORMOSAT-5. The CIP will be capable of monitoring the thermal, chemical, and electro-dynamic structure of the ionosphere, while also identifying plasma irregularities that can disrupt satellite and terrestrial radio communications through scintillation.