SET Characterizes the space environment in the presence of the spacecraft. Scientific understanding of space environment effects will be improved in the four areas:
Materials
Space Environment Concern
Damage
Contamination
Loss of Thermal Properties
Darkening
Shielding Use for Protection
Systems Affected
Thermal Control Systems
Solar Cell Covers
Lens Coatings
Detectors (Contamination)
Systems Requiring Shielding
Solar Varying Environments
Planetary Radiation Belts
Particles from Solar Events
Ultraviolet Radiation & Atomic Oxygen
Plasma
Microelectronics
Space Environment Concern
Performance Degradation
Permanent Damage of Circuits
Loss of Data
Service Outages
Systems Affected
Data Systems
Controllers
Solar Cells
Supporting Technologies on Instruments
Solar Varying Environments
Planetary Radiation Belts
Particles from Solar Events
Background Galactic Cosmic Rays
Detectors/Sensors
Space Environment Concern
Degradation
Interference
Systems Affected
Imagers/Telescopes
Solar Varying Environments
Planetary Radiation Belts
Particles from Solar Events
Background Galactic Cosmic Rays
Plasma Effects & Deep Dielectric Charging/Discharging
Space Environment Concern
Physical Damage of Microelectronics and Materials
Interference
Service Outages
Systems Affected
Microelectronic Circuits
Solar Cells
Instruments
Noise
Biasing of Readings
Solar Varying Environments
Plasma
Ionosphere
Plasmasphere
Solar Wind
High Energy Electrons in Excursions Through Planetary Radiation Belts
