NASA Technology Is Able To Measure Sea Wind Speeds From Space

Illustration of the storm display recorded by MuSat2 (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA MuSat2, a science antenna launched earlier this year, is already in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This technology developed with NASA's ESTO support can estimate the power of the storm.

As part of the Next Generation GNSS Bistatic Radar Instrument (NGRx), MuSat2 will assist scientists in measuring sea level wind speeds. The data collected by this antenna will be shared with meteorologists studying the weather.

"We are very interested in adopting this technology and developing it further, both in terms of technology and products," said Muon Space CEO Jonathan Dyer, aerospace company launching the satellite.

While in orbit, MuSat2 collects signals emitted by navigation satellites. This antenna will record various interactions between satellites and the Earth's surface. Basically, this antenna collects measurements from satellites outside the US GPS system.

One of these satellites is Galileo belonging to the European Space Agency (ESA). With data collection like this, MuSat2 can gain more data during orbit. Scientists can also conduct a more accurate assessment of storms in the future.

According to Muon, this technology can help science and business missions in the future. The reason is, this technology not only benefits NASA and its scientists, but also Muon because they intend to adopt its technology in the future.

"The fact that ESTO proves this measurement approach technology and instruments, the knowledge you can obtain, the product of the instrument is a huge driver for companies like us, because we can adopt it," Dyer explained.