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運用衛星與地面儀器觀測結合電腦模型來探索構成低地球軌道太空環境的中高層大氣物理及其對衛星通訊與導航的影響。另外我們也與國際同仁及產業界合作開發小型衛星及科學酬載執行科學任務，為現有衛星任務提供作業、太空天氣、資料分析支援工作。我們的衛星原型實驗室進行小型衛星開發、整測，同時在衛星任務作業中心進行衛星通訊與飛控。同時也透過登月酬載的開發建構深太空探索能力。身為中大太空科學與科技研究中心的一份子，我們也致力於建構台灣第一座大學太空中心。 我們也跟在國際研究教學衛星計畫學術聯盟（INSPIRE）的友校一起發展小型衛星群來進行科學研究，並且為學生提供太空科學與工程的實作經驗。
We aim to understand the physics of the middle and upper atmosphere that form the operational environment for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit and affects satellite navigation and communications. Operating a Spacecraft Prototype Lab for development, integration and testing of small satellites, as well as a Mission Operations Center that is used for flight control and communications with our spacecraft. We are working to build and operate Taiwan's first university space center. Together with our collegues in the International Satellite Project for Research and Education (INSPIRE) and allies in the industry, we are working to jointly build and operate a constellation of small satellites for science and hands-on education in space science and engineering.
在國立中央大學太空科學研究所(即現今之太空系)葉惠卿前所長的協助下，於2006年設置太空酬載實驗室。2018年獲得教育部高等教育深耕計畫－特色領域研究中心經費全額補助，建構太空科學與科技研究中心，提升太空(系)所的教學與研究設施，增進我國太空產業與科技能力。在2023年再度獲得特色領域研究中心全校最高補助，可強化與國內太空產業共同合作。
我們曾經參與各類國家太空中心提供與自行建立之探空火箭、小型衛星、衛星星系計畫與任務，學習設計、分析、製作、測試科學酬載，或由資料分析中獲得豐碩的科學資料與成果。 實驗室提供完整的基礎設施來設計與開發太空酬載。包含有開發工具、電腦與周邊設施、網路、軟體、其他設備等。
The lab provide Taiwan's space community fundamental infrastructures for payloads in designs, analysis, fabrications and tests.
We have participated in various NARL/NSPO programs or our own missions on sounding rockets, SmallSats, and Constellations for science payloads in design, analysis, fabrication, and tests and rewarded science data from data analysis. The lab provides complete infrastructure to design and develop space payload, i.e. development tools for measurement, control, data acquisition, digital signal processing, computers, network, software for mechanical and circuit design, etc.
Space Optics Lab
發展先進光學酬載以應用於近地軌道之小型或立方衛星的光學遙測以及太陽系物體和小行星的地表分析，目前執行參與的科學任務包含：
發展高光譜儀科學酬載 以及小型望遠鏡光學酬載
利用遠紫外線波段相機進行月球觀測的可行性評估
高速攝影(1000 fps) 監測台灣雷雨雲上空20-100公里的高空閃電
平行計算程式發展於大氣電漿、高空閃電、次聲波以及氣暉模型，研究大氣層與中氣層的光聲電耦合現象
We aim to develope in advanced optical payloads for SmallSats and CubeSats on low earth orbits to utilize in optical remote sensoring and surface analysis of asteroids and other solar system objects. Currently we participate in various science missions, including:
developements in hyper-spectral instruments and compact telescope payloads.
feasibility study of lunar observation using FUV cameras.
high-speed photography(1000 fps) monitoring on upper-atmospheric lightning 10-20km above cumulonimbus clouds in Taiwan.
parallel computing programs developed on atmospheric plasma, upper-atmospheric lightning, infrasound and airglow models for research in photo-sonic-eletric coupling behaviors in the atmosphere.
Ionospheric Radio Science Laboratory
主要研究地層大氣層、電離層、磁層、行星際乃至太陽擾動對地球電離層電漿濃度結構和動力之影響。內容涵蓋地震活動對電離層之影響，大氣惡劣天氣對電離層之擾動，電離層赤道異常結構與變化，磁層與電離層耦合現象，太陽擾動和太陽風暴時之電離層響應（電離層太空天氣變化）。
實驗儀器包含電離層探測儀、GNSS（全球導航衛星系統）接收機，高頻杜卜勒系統、全天影像儀、地磁計等五項觀測網及國內外人造衛星。逐時記錄電離層電子密度之垂直結構，水平二網之全電子含量分佈，電離層電波擾亂及全電子含量相位變化、三維電漿結構與動力人造衛星觀測資料。
We study in how disturbances in the earth's atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, extraterrestrial events and even solar activities can effect the density and dynamics structure of the earth's ionosphere. Research includes earthquakes' effect on the ionosphere, disturbances of the ionosphere due to extreme weather, anomalous structures and behaviors of the ionosphere around the equator, coupling behavior of the ionosphere and the magnetosphere and how the ionosphere reacts to solar disturbances and sloar storms(ionospheric changes under space weather).
We own laboratory apparatus such as ionosphere probes, GNSS receivers, high-frequency doppler measurement system, all-sky imager, magnetometers and access to data of domestic and international satelites. Documenting on time to time records of the ionosphere's electron density vertical structure, total electron content(TEC) distributions, electro-magnetic wave disturbances to the ionosphere, TEC phasor changes, three-dimensional plasma structures and satelite observation data.
lab of Communacation and Intellgence for the Atmosphere
研究領域包含立方衛星的通訊酬載(現用於Space Automatic Identification System Implementation, SAISI)、AI於太空領域之應用、日地關係、太空天氣(電離層與增溫層之電磁、熱能量現象等)、高層大氣高精度全球模擬(可應用於軌道修正、天線校準、飛行高度控制、磁暴防禦等安全工作)、大氣重力波等
Research includes Compact Software-Defined Radio (SDR) for CubeSats (currently utilized in Space Automatic Identification System Implementation, SAISI), appilcations of artificial intellgence in space science and technology, solar terrestrial relations, space weather(such as electromagnetic and heat phenomenon in the ionosphere and thermosphere), high-resolution global modeling of the upper atmosphere(utilized for maintaining orbits, antenna calibrations, altitude controls, defense powr grids against geomagnetic storms and various safety operations), acoustic-gravity waves.
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