Science services and instrumentation
Andøya Space Sub-Orbital is, through the “Ground-based Instrumentation” department, host and operator of a whole range of ground-based scientific instruments. Lidars, radars, magnetometers, spectrometers and photometers to mention a few.
Scientific measurement campaigns
Andøya Space Sub-Orbital provide the services and technologies that enable the science communities to explore our atmosphere and environment, and we have a long and proud history of missions.
At Andøya Space we can help with both planning and conduction of scientific groundbased and airborne measurement campaigns.
We can provide meeting rooms, accomodation, assist with installation of scientific instruments and facilitate the campaign.
Alomar Observatory
The Alomar Observatory enables international scientists to explore all layers of the Arctic atmosphere with several lidar instruments
Groundbased instrumentation
When it comes to long term remote sensing of the atmosphere regions nothing beats ground-based instrumentation, and the flat topography of Andøya enables us to host several large installations.
Satellite calibration and validation
After being launched into polar orbit, Earth observation satellites need to calibrate and validate (Cal/Val) their onboard instruments and then regularly throughout their lifespan.
Reliable contribution to Cal/Val activities requires both appropriate state-of-the-art hardware, knowledge and software tools to report to satellite operators.
Andøya Space was chosen as a calibration and validation facility for ESAs ADM-Aeolus mission and the European Commission’s Sentinel 5P in 2014.
ADM-Aeolus
The satellite was an ESA Earth Explorer satellite mission containing a Doppler wind lidar – ALADIN. Andøya Space was approved as a calibration and validation facility for the aerosol products from the satellite payload. The troposphere lidar and sun photometer data from CIMEL located at the Alomar Observatory were key instruments in the validation project.
The project had a duration of one year and included a preparation phase ending one month prior to launch, and an operational phase lasting two years
Sentinel 5P
The mission objectives were to provide operational space-borne observations in support to the operational monitoring of air quality, ozone and surface UV, and climate. The payload aboard the Sentinel-5P was a spectrometer that provides information about several trace gases in the atmosphere. To ensure the data product quality and relevance across Norway, Andøya Space monitored ozone, UV-radiation, aerosols and clouds. The ozone-lidar, troposphere-lidar, CIMEL and spectrometers located at the Alomar Observatory were key instruments in the validation project.
Partner for research cooperation
If you need a research partner for Norwegian Research Council or Horizon Europe projects, Andøya Space can contribute with measurement campaigns, data analysis and other scientific groundbased measurements.
Andøya Space is participating as research partner in the EU-funded project EULIAA, which aims to develop an autonomous lidar array for climate monitoring. The measurements are meant to go round the clock over a long period of time, covering a large observation area. Other participating organisations are: Fraunhofer ILT, Leibniz-Institut für Atmosphärenphysik (IAP), Altechna, Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss, LATMOS Laboratoire Atmosphères, Observations Spatiales and Gordien Strato.
We are also a research partner in the project BRACE-MY.
Scientific consultant services
Do you have scientific data you need to analyze, or a data format that you can’t analyze?
Andøya Space Sub-Orbital can assist with analysis of scientific data. We also have the possibility to get the correct data format you need for your analysis.
Contact us for more information about our scientific consultant services.
Contact Andøya Space Sub-Orbital
Do you have any questions or need to get in touch with Andøya Space Sub-Orbital? Send an e-mail:
Andøya Space Sub-Orbital is a business division of Andøya Space focusing on providing two launch sites and related services for sub-orbital research rockets, in addition to groundbased scientific instrumentation.
Andøya Space Sub-Orbital
Andøya Space
Bleiksveien 46
8480 Andenes
Norway
+47 76 14 00 00
sub-orbital@andoyaspace.no
NO979122721MVA
Alomar Observatory
alomar@andoyaspace.no