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The Constellation of High Energy Swiss Satellites CHESS will rely on detector modules made for the hard X-ray polarimeter POLAR flying onboard of the Chinese space laboratory TianGong 2. Spare modules from the polarimeter will be adopted for cube-satellite platform to conduct multidisciplinary research in a constellation of small satellites. It was already demonstrated during POLAR mission that such small detector systems are capable to measure spectra from both Gamma Ray Bursts and Solar Flares in a wide range of hard X-ray energies. For very strong events it is also anticipated to determine the linear polarization of photons. In addition, due to detector wide field of view it is possible to conduct continuous and accurate observations of the Space Weather and its stormy events. Placement of identical detectors on several cube-satellites will also offer uninterrupted observations of the Sun and allow for sampling of the dynamic processes in the magnetosphere for 3D modeling of particle environments. With precisely synchronized timing between CHESS satellites one will determine the direction of detected Gamma Ray Bursts and correlate the event with potential Gravitational Waves measurements. During this workshop we will present how CHESS could be a nice candidate for the medium term participation into the ESA’s Distributed Space Weather Sensor System.
