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The institute’s primary task is to carry out basic research, education and associated observatory activities in space physics, space technology and atmospheric physics.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsFoundation[edit]Satellite experiments[edit]Continuous measurements[edit]Ground-based auroral research[edit]Atmospheric research[edit]IRF SpaceLab[edit]See also[edit]External links[edit]Foundation[edit]The IRF was founded in 1957 and the first Kiruna-designed satellite experiment was launched in 1968. The institute has about one hundred employees and has its head office in Kiruna. Other offices are situated in Ume\u00e5, Uppsala and Lund.IRF, originally the Kiruna Geophysical Observatory, began as a department within the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It has been a public research institute since 1973, under the auspices of the Swedish Ministry of Education and Culture.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Satellite experiments[edit]  Swedish Institute of Space Physics and The Kiruna Space CampusIRF participates in several international satellite projects. At present, data from satellite instruments are being analysed to help us better comprehend the plasma-physical processes in the solar wind and around comets and planets. For example, the Swedish Viking and Freja satellites, with equipment from IRF on board, have greatly increased our knowledge of the auroral processes in the Earth\u2019s magnetosphere, as have the microsatellites Astrid 1 and 2, launched in 1995 and 1998. IRF’s own nano-satellite Munin (at 6\u00a0kg (13\u00a0lb) the smallest-ever research satellite) was launched in 2000. An IRF-built instrument on board the Indian satellite Chandrayaan-1 (launched 2008) collected data from the moon and new techniques for making particle measurements in space were tested on the Swedish satellite mission Prisma (launched 2010).IRF has instruments on board for example the following on-going satellite projects:Forthcoming satellite missions:Completed missions:Cassini (launched 1997), a combined NASA\/ESA (European Space Agency) mission to Saturn and its moon Titan.Rosetta (2004) is one of ESA’s cornerstone projects and has been studying comet 67P\/Churyumov-Gerasimenko since 2014. The mission is due to end in late September 2016.Venus Express (2005) is an ESA satellite to study Venus and completed its mission in December 2014.IRF in space 1968 ->Continuous measurements[edit]Continuous measurements of the following are made at IRFthe magnetic field of the Earthauroracosmic radio noiseionospheric parametersGround-based auroral research[edit]Experiments are conducted with research radars, such as those of the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association (EISCAT) with transmitters in Troms\u00f8 and on Svalbard. These are used for example to study the processes which cause the aurora. The three-dimensional structure of the aurora is studied with ALIS (Auroral Large Imaging System), a multi-station imaging system which uses tomographic reconstruction techniques, artificial intelligence and advanced IT.Atmospheric research[edit]Atmospheric research at IRF focuses on studies ofozone in the stratospherestrato- and mesospheric cloudsstrato- and mesospheric windscoupling between different atmospheric layers (e.g. transport between troposphere and stratosphere) – propagation of mechanical wavesRadar, optical methods, sounding rockets and balloons are used for atmospheric studies. Continuous measurements are made of:atmospheric trace gases (including ozone)atmospheric windsinfrasonic waves.IRF SpaceLab[edit]The IRF SpaceLab test facility at IRF in Kiruna, Sweden, offers industry and research groups an extensive opportunity to test and qualify space-related hardware for satellites, rockets, balloons and ground-based technology. IRF has been developing instruments for satellites, rockets and balloons since the 1960s and has all the necessary equipment to simulate the harsh environment these instruments face.IRF SpaceLabSee also[edit]External links[edit]Coordinates: 67\u00b050\u203227\u2033N 20\u00b024\u203236\u2033E\ufeff \/ \ufeff67.84083\u00b0N 20.41000\u00b0E\ufeff \/ 67.84083; 20.41000       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/swedish-institute-of-space-physics\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Swedish Institute of Space Physics"}}]}]