Forecasting satellite charging - Combining space weather and spacecraft charging

What measurements in space weather are needed for predicting spacecraft charging?

IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts. 1996 IEEE International Conference on Plasma Science ◽

10.1109/plasma.1996.551459 ◽

2002 ◽

Author(s):

S.T. Lai

Keyword(s):

Space Weather ◽

Spacecraft Charging

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Recent Texts on Spacecraft Charging of Interest to the Space Weather Community

Space Weather ◽

10.1002/swe.20033 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 91-93 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

J. Michael Bodeau

Keyword(s):

Space Weather ◽

Spacecraft Charging

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Development of Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellites (SECURES)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-63050/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tsutomu Nagatsuma ◽

Aoi Nakamizo ◽

Yasubumi Kubota ◽

Masao Nakamura ◽

Kiyokazu Koga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Space Weather ◽

Radiation Belt ◽

Risk Estimation ◽

Weather Forecast ◽

Space Environment ◽

Spacecraft Charging ◽

Weather Information ◽

Surface Charging ◽

Geosynchronous Satellites ◽

Internal Charging

Abstract Plasma variations in geospace environment driven by the solar wind-magnetosphere interaction is one of the major causes of satellite anomaly. To mitigate the effect of satellite anomaly, risk of space weather disturbances needs to be known in advance based on space weather forecast. However, risk of satellite anomaly due to space weather disturbances is not the same as each satellite, because the risk depends not only on the space environment itself but also on the design and materials of individual satellite. For the viewpoint of satellite operator, it is not easy to apply general alert level of space environment to the risk of individual satellite. To provide tailored space weather information, we have developed SECURES (Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellite) by combining models of space environment and those of spacecraft charging. In SECURES, we are focusing on the risk of spacecraft charging (surface/internal) for geosynchronous satellites. For risk estimation of surface charging, we have combined the global magnetosphere MHD model with the satellite surface charging models. For risk estimation of internal charging, we have combined the radiation belt models with the satellite internal charging models. We have developed prototype products for both types of charging/ESD. The development of SECURES and our achievements are introduced in this paper.

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Development of Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellites (SECURES)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-63050/v3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tsutomu Nagatsuma ◽

Aoi Nakamizo ◽

Yasubumi Kubota ◽

Masao Nakamura ◽

Kiyokazu Koga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Space Weather ◽

Weather Forecasting ◽

Risk Estimation ◽

Space Environment ◽

Spacecraft Charging ◽

Space Weather Forecasting ◽

Weather Information ◽

Surface Charging ◽

Geosynchronous Satellites ◽

Internal Charging

Abstract Plasma variations in the geospace environment driven by solar wind–magnetosphere interactions are one of the major causes of satellite anomaly. To mitigate the effect of satellite anomaly, the risk of space weather disturbances predicted by space weather forecasting needs to be known in advance. However, the risk of satellite anomaly owing to space weather disturbances is not the same for all satellites, because the risk depends not only on the space environment itself but also on the design and materials of individual satellites. From the viewpoint of satellite operators, it is difficult to apply a general alert level of the space environment to the risk of individual satellites. To provide tailored space weather information, we have developed SECURES (Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellites) by combining models of the space environment and those of spacecraft charging. In SECURES, we focus on the risk of spacecraft charging (surface/internal) for geosynchronous satellites. For the risk estimation of surface charging, we have combined the global magnetosphere magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model with the satellite surface charging models. For the risk estimation of internal charging, we have combined the radiation belt models with the satellite internal charging models. We have developed prototype products for both types of charging/electrostatic discharge (ESD). The development of SECURES and our achievements are introduced in this paper.

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Development of Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellites (SECURES)

10.21203/rs.3.rs-63050/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tsutomu Nagatsuma ◽

Aoi Nakamizo ◽

Yasubumi Kubota ◽

Masao Nakamura ◽

Kiyokazu Koga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Space Weather ◽

Weather Forecasting ◽

Risk Estimation ◽

Space Environment ◽

Spacecraft Charging ◽

Space Weather Forecasting ◽

Weather Information ◽

Surface Charging ◽

Geosynchronous Satellites ◽

Internal Charging

Abstract Plasma variations in the geospace environment driven by the solar wind–magnetosphere interaction are one of the major causes of satellite anomaly. To mitigate the effect of satellite anomaly, the risk of space weather disturbances predicted by space weather forecasting needs to be known in advance. However, the risk of satellite anomaly owing to space weather disturbances is not the same for all satellites, because the risk depends not only on the space environment itself but also on the design and materials of individual satellites. From the viewpoint of satellite operators, it is difficult to apply a general alert level of the space environment to the risk of individual satellites. To provide tailored space weather information, we have developed SECURES (Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellites) by combining models of the space environment and those of spacecraft charging. In SECURES, we focus on the risk of spacecraft charging (surface/internal) for geosynchronous satellites. For the risk estimation of surface charging, we have combined the global magnetosphere magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model with the satellite surface charging models. For the risk estimation of internal charging, we have combined the radiation belt models with the satellite internal charging models. We have developed prototype products for both types of charging/electrostatic discharge (ESD). The development of SECURES and our achievements are introduced in this paper.

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Development of space environment customized risk estimation for satellites (SECURES)

Earth Planets and Space ◽

10.1186/s40623-021-01355-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 73 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tsutomu Nagatsuma ◽

Aoi Nakamizo ◽

Yasubumi Kubota ◽

Masao Nakamura ◽

Kiyokazu Koga ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Space Weather ◽

Weather Forecasting ◽

Risk Estimation ◽

Space Environment ◽

Spacecraft Charging ◽

Space Weather Forecasting ◽

Weather Information ◽

Surface Charging ◽

Geosynchronous Satellites ◽

Internal Charging

AbstractPlasma variations in the geospace environment driven by solar wind–magnetosphere interactions are one of the major causes of satellite anomaly. To mitigate the effect of satellite anomaly, the risk of space weather disturbances predicted by space weather forecasting needs to be known in advance. However, the risk of satellite anomaly owing to space weather disturbances is not the same for all satellites, because the risk depends not only on the space environment itself but also on the design and materials of individual satellites. From the viewpoint of satellite operators, it is difficult to apply a general alert level of the space environment to the risk of individual satellites. To provide tailored space weather information, we have developed SECURES (Space Environment Customized Risk Estimation for Satellites) by combining models of the space environment and those of spacecraft charging. In SECURES, we focus on the risk of spacecraft charging (surface/internal) for geosynchronous satellites. For the risk estimation of surface charging, we have combined the global magnetosphere magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) model with the satellite surface charging models. For the risk estimation of internal charging, we have combined the radiation belt models with the satellite internal charging models. We have developed prototype products for both types of charging/electrostatic discharge (ESD). The development of SECURES and our achievements are introduced in this paper.

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