Groundbased instrumentation
When it comes to long term remote sensing of atmosphere regions nothing beats ground-based instrumentation, and Andøya Space is host to several large installations.
MAARSY
A mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere radar, co-owned by IAP and Andøya Space, operating at 53.5 MHz looking at altitudes between 4-20 kilometers and 50 – 100 kilometers.
Learn more: https://www.iap-kborn.de/forschung/abteilung-radarsondierungen/instrumente/mst-radare
MF-radar
Owned by IAP, this radar works at 3.17 MHz and concentrates on altitudes between 50 – 100 kilometers.
Learn more: https://www.iap-kborn.de/en/research/department-radar-remote-sensing/instruments/mf-radars/
Andenes meteor radar
The radar looks for ionization tracks from incoming meteoroids and operates at 32.55 MHz while focusing on 80 – 100 kilometers altitude. It is owned by IAP and has been in continuous operation since October 2001.
Learn more: https://www.iap-kborn.de/en/research/department-radar-remote-sensing/instruments/meteor-radars/
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