Space Environment In-Situ Suite Image Gallery

The GOES-R Series Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) instrument is comprised of four sensors that monitor proton, electron, and heavy ion fluxes at geosynchronous orbit. The information provided by SEISS is critical for assessing the electrostatic discharge (ESD) risk and radiation hazard to astronauts and satellites. In addition to hazard assessment, the information from SEISS can be used to warn of high flux events, mitigating any damage to radio communication.

The SEISS instrument suite consists of the Energetic Heavy Ion Sensor (EHIS), the Magnetospheric Particle Sensors - High and Low (MPS-HI and MPS-LO), and the Solar and Galactic Proton Sensor (SGPS).

GOES-S Development Images

Technician in a white protective suit sits next to a SEISS sensor
One of the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) sensors is installed on the GOES…
Silver metal box with gold tape along the edges.
The GOES-S Energetic Heavy Ion Sensor (EHIS) recently received a clean bill of…

GOES-R Development Images

Several technicians in white protective gear work to install the SEISS.
The GOES-R Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Magnetospheric Particle Sensor –…
Two technicians in white protective suits stand while installing the processing unit
Lockheed Martin engineers install the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Data…
Small brown device sits on a table.
This photo shows the different components of the Space Environment In-Situ Suite …
Several devices sit on a blue, tiered table.
The various brassboard components of the GOES-R Space Environment In-Situ Suite …
Several devices sitting on a table with multiple white cables.
The sensors that comprise the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1…
SEISS sits in a large metal cylinder.
The sensors that comprise the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1…
Two Images: Above - several devices sit on a table with white cables attached. Below - 6 white cakes sitting on silver trays with rope candy connecting them like cables.
Engineers are both clever and creative. On February 28, 2014, members of the GOES-R…
A metal box with two metal connectors sticking out of one side.
Shown is the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1 Solar and…
Image of satellite instruments
The completed sensors that comprise the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS)…
A metal box with several connectors attached.
Shown is the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1 Magnetospheric…
A metal device with several red squares marked "remove before flight"
Shown is the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1 Magnetospheric…
Metal box with ten ports labeled by number
Shown is the Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Flight Model 1 Data Processing…
SEISS enters a large metal cylinder wrapped in protective covering with yellow cables.
SEISS instrument in a metal cylinder with motion stages and MPS-LO marked.
The GOES-R Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Magnetospheric Particle Sensor –…