scientific payload

C37443 concept

A scientific payload is the collection of instruments, sensors, and supporting equipment carried by a vehicle (such as a satellite, rocket, or aircraft) specifically to conduct experiments and gather scientific data.

Observed surface forms (7)

spacecraft payload ×6
astronomy payload ×1
microgravity experiment payload ×1
scientific instrument package ×1
scientific instrument payload ×1
spacecraft payload instrument ×1
spacecraft science payload ×1

Instances (16)

MOMA mass spectrometer
HMI
Atmospheric Structure Instrument/Meteorology Package via concept surface "spacecraft payload"
Sample Analysis at Mars via concept surface "spacecraft payload"
Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument (JEDI)
surface form: Jovian Energetic Particle Detector Instrument
MINERVA via concept surface "spacecraft payload"
Continuous Flow Electrophoresis System via concept surface "microgravity experiment payload"
Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform (HOST) via concept surface "spacecraft payload"
surface form: Hubble Space Telescope Orbital Systems Test Platform
International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker (IEH) via concept surface "astronomy payload"
surface form: International Extreme Ultraviolet Hitchhiker
Plasma Instrument for Magnetic Sounding via concept surface "spacecraft payload"
Interior Characterization of Europa using Magnetometry via concept surface "scientific instrument payload"
Europa Thermal Emission Imaging System via concept surface "spacecraft payload instrument"
Plasma Diagnostics Package (PDP)
surface form: Plasma Diagnostics Package
SEIS seismometer via concept surface "spacecraft payload"
Voyager 1 science instruments via concept surface "spacecraft science payload"
Chandrayaan-1 payload suite via concept surface "scientific instrument package"