Table of Possible Spacecraft Science Instruments


Instrument
Cost
(million $)
Weight
(kg)
Power
(W)

Direct-Sensing Science Instruments

High-energy particle detector
(30 keV - 3 MeV )
1.5
.9
4
Plasma instrument
4.0
5.0
5.0
Dust detector (mass only)
1.0
0.5
1.5
Dust detector (mass & composition)
8.0
8.0
10.0
Magnetometer
0.85
1.0
1.0
Plasma wave detector
4.0
4.0
6.0

Remote-Sensing Science Instruments

Planetary radio astronomy instrument
(w/ small antenna)
3.5
4.0
6.0
Imaging Instruments
Multi-spectral imager (~1 degree field of view)
1.6
2.0
1.5
+4.0 filter wheel
Wide-angle camera
(~30 degrees field of view)
1.6
1.5
1.5
Polarimeter (Imager Add-on)
+0.5
+1.0
+4.0
Spectro-photometer
3.0
4.0
4.0
+4.0 peak
Spectrometers
Imaging spectrograph
5.0
14.2
8.0
X-ray spectrograph
7.0
18.0
7.0
Gamma-ray spectrograph
6.0
10.0
4.0
Synthetic aperture radar imaging
16.0
40.0
80.0
Altimeters
Laser rangefinder
6.0
5.5
18.0
Radar rangefinder
6.0
15.0
10.0
Accessories for Instruments
Data Processing Unit & Power Supply
(1 needed for each 3 instruments)
first 2.5
additional 1.0
3.5
5.0

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