Suomi 100 - Space Plasma Physics and Space Technology Group at Aalto University

Suomi 100: Finland’s First Research Satellite

Aalto University's space weather nanosatellite Suomi 100 (Finland 100) was part of the programme of centenary of Finland’s independence in 2017.

The satellite includes a camera and a radio receiver which “listens” the space weather.

Go to Suomi 100 satellite website

Publications:

Kallio E., Harri A.-M., Knuuttila O., Partamies N., Jarvinen R., Kauristie K., Kestilä A., Kivekäs J., Koskimaa P., Lukkari J.-M., Rynö J., Syrjäsuo M, Auroral imaging with combined Suomi 100 nanosatellite and ground-based observations: A case study, J. Geophys. Res. 128, 5, doi:10.1029/2023JA031414, 2023
Kallio E., Kero A., Harri A.-M., Kestilä A., Aikio A., Fontell M., Jarvinen R., Kauristie K., Knuuttila O., Koskimaa P., Loyala J., Lukkari J.-M., Modabberian A., Niittyniemi J., Rynö J., Vanhamäki H., Varberg E., Radar - CubeSat Transionospheric HF Propagation Observations: Suomi 100 Satellite and EISCAT HF Facility, Radio Science 57, 10, doi:10.1029/2022RS007516, 2022
Olli Knuuttila, Esa Kallio, Noora Partamies, Mikko Syrjäsuo, Kirsti Kauristie, Viktoria Sofieva, Ari-Matti Harri, Antti Kestilä, Jarmo Kivekäs, Petri Koskimaa, Jouni Rynö, Johanna Tamminen, Petri Kärhä, Juha-Matti Lukkari, Arno Alho, Tuija Pulkkinen, In-Space Radiometric Calibration of Nanosatellite Camera, JoSS, pp. 1165-1186, Vol 11, No 3, 2022,

Examples of Suomi 100 satellite student works:

Petri Koskimaa: Ferrite Rod Antenna in a Nanosatellite Medium and High Frequency Radio, (Master's thesis, Aalto University, 2016)
Mathias Fontell: HF/MF ray tracing for the Suomi 100 centenary satellite, (Special assignment, Aalto University, 2016)
Miika Mäkelä: Simulation of the Dispersion of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasma With a Fully Kinetic PIC Model, (Special assignment, Aalto University, 2017)
Markku Alho: Virtual Reality for Space Science Outreach and Research, (Special assignment, Aalto University, 2017)
Juha-Matti Lukkari: Automated functional system integration testing of Suomi 100 satellite, (Master's thesis, Aalto University, 2018)
Mathias Fontell: Numerical Ray Tracing of Medium and High Frequency Radio Waves in the Terrestrial Ionosphere, (Master's thesis, Aalto University, 2018)
Eetu Reinikainen: Virtuaalitodellisuuden hyödyntäminen avaruustutkimustulosten havainnollistamisessa: Aalto-yliopiston virtuaaliplanetaario, (Kandidaatintyö, Aalto-yliopisto, 2020)
Joonas Niittyniemi: Piensatelliitin Radiomittalaitteen Antennin ja Etuvahvistimen Suunnittelu 1 - 30 MHz:n Taajuusalueelle (Small Satellite Radio Instrument’s Antenna and Front-end Preamplifier Design for the Frequency Range 1 to 30 MHz), (Master's thesis, Aalto University, 2020)
Jauaries Loyala: Interpretation of Suomi 100 Satellite’s Radio Spectrometer Observations, (Master's thesis, Aalto University, 2020)
Henry Helander: Development of the Aalto Virtual Planetarium for space science and applications (Aalto Virtual Planetariumin kehittäminen avaruustieteeseen ja sovellutuksiin), (Master's thesis, Aalto University, 2023)

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