The first of two ISINGLASS rockets was launched on February 22, 2017. 36.304 UE, the second ISINGLASS rocket, was launched on March 1, 2017.
The ISINGLASS sounding rocket mission sampled multiple locations simultaneously in the auroral ionosphere to take gradient measurements of plasma parameters. Two identical rockets were flown into two separate events (ie, quiet early evening arc vs dynamic rayed arc); each rocket had a large subpayload, and four small deployable payloads.
The PIPs were carried by 4 deployable payloads known as Bobs. Each Bob payload contained an Arduino and associated shield board as a spacecraft bus, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) for attitude information, 2 PIP sensors, a rechargeable battery pack for power, an LED beacon package, and a crossed-dipole antenna for transmission of data back to the main payload.
(Video T Max Roberts)
