Gas-surface interactions modelling influence on satellite aerodynamics and thermosphere mass density

G March, J Van Den Ijssel, C Siemes… - Journal of Space …, 2021 - swsc-journal.org
… obtained by different studies and semi-empirical models to show the principal … energy
accommodation coefficient. Our analysis demonstrates that an energy accommodation coefficient

Drag coefficient constraints for space weather observations in the upper thermosphere

V Bernstein, M Pilinski - Space Weather, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… thermal equilibrium with the satellite surface. The energy accommodation coefficient is
split into … oxygen number density in the Semi-Empirical Satellite Accommodation Model (SESAM). …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating Satellite Drag Coefficient Modeling Assumptions in Helium-Rich Space Environments

VE Bernstein - 2022 - search.proquest.com
… , and semi-empirical global atmospheric models, and validate … of energy accommodation in
the modeled drag coefficient … is a key parameter in drag coefficient modeling. Results suggest …

[PDF][PDF] Drag Coefficient Constraints for Space Weather

V Bernstein, M Pilinski - researchgate.net
… assimilative, empirical, and 18 semi-empirical global atmospheric models, and validate …
equilibrium with 92 the satellite surface. The energy accommodation coefficient is split into …

Influence of energy accommodation on a robust spacecraft rendezvous maneuver using differential aerodynamic forces

C Traub, GH Herdrich, S Fasoulas - CEAS Space Journal, 2020 - Springer
… [25, 26] developed an analytic model semiempirical model for satellite energy accommodation
coefficients (SESAM) using the partial pressure of atomic oxygen omitting the constant …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite drag coefficient modeling for thermosphere science and mission operations

PM Mehta, SN Paul, NH Crisp, PL Sheridan… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
… referred to as the Semi-empirical Satellite Accommodation Model (SESAM). … C satellites
also turned out to provide more consistent density data for an energy accommodation coefficient

CHAMP and GOCE thermospheric wind characterization with improved gas-surface interactions modelling

G March, T Visser, P Visser, EN Doornbos - Advances in Space Research, 2019 - Elsevier
… and satellite surfaces is necessary. In this article, the effect of varying the energy accommodation
coefficient… The semi-empirical model seems to underestimate the westward winds in the …

Evidence for drag coefficient modeling errors near and above the oxygen-to-helium transition

V Bernstein, M Pilinski, D Knipp - Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
energy accommodation coefficients. The RSM [4] was designed as an implementation of
the CLL gas–surface interaction framework fit to the GRACE satellite, among other satellites

Drag coefficient model to track variations due to attitude and orbital motion

V Ray, DJ Scheeres - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
… that characterizes the energy of flow emitted from the satellite wall [7,8]. The second … use
semi-empirical models developed for parameters such as the energy accommodation coefficient

[HTML][HTML] Advances in atmospheric drag force modeling for satellite orbit prediction and density estimation

V Ray - 2021 - search.proquest.com
… to most drag coefficient models is that input parameters to these models are not always … use
semi-empirical models developed for parameters such as energy accommodation coefficient