2029: Combined electric and magnetic field sensor onboard ESA's Comet Interceptor mission for use during comet flyby.
In the context of ESA’s Comet Interceptor mission aiming at a comet flyby, BIRA-IASB has designed and built a combined electric and magnetic field sensor listening to the name FGM-COMPLIMENT.
A prototype of the combined FGM-COMPLIMENT sensor during integration, showing how the magnetometer is enclosed by the thin anti-interference foil. (Credit: BIRA-IASB)
The FGM-COMPLIMENT instrument (spherical part) mounted on top of a deployable boom mechanism during vibration testing.
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