[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
Satellite drag modeling remains the largest source of uncertainty affecting space operations
in low Earth orbit. The uncertainty stems from inaccurate models for mass density and drag …

Machine‐learned HASDM thermospheric mass density model with uncertainty quantification

RJ Licata, PM Mehta, WK Tobiska… - Space Weather, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A thermospheric neutral mass density model with robust and reliable uncertainty estimates
is developed based on the Space Environment Technologies (SET) High Accuracy Satellite …

[HTML][HTML] Thermosphere and satellite drag

S Bruinsma, TD de Wit, T Fuller-Rowell… - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurate forecasts of thermosphere densities, realistic calculation of aerodynamic drag, and
propagation of the uncertainty on the predicted orbit positions are required for conjunction …

New thermosphere neutral mass density and crosswind datasets from CHAMP, GRACE, and GRACE-FO

C Siemes, C Borries, S Bruinsma… - Journal of Space …, 2023 - swsc-journal.org
We present new neutral mass density and crosswind observations for the CHAMP, GRACE,
and GRACE-FO missions, filling the last gaps in our database of accelerometer-derived …

Interhemispheric asymmetry of the thermospheric neutral density response to the 7–9 September 2017 geomagnetic storms

Q Zhu, G Lu, J Lei, Y Deng, E Doornbos… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The thermospheric neutral density response to the 7–9 September 2017 storms is
investigated based on the Swarm satellite observations and the thermosphere‐ionosphere …

A method for the experimental characterisation of novel drag-reducing materials for very low Earth orbits using the Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research (SOAR) …

NH Crisp, PCE Roberts, V Hanessian… - CEAS Space …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Satellite for Orbital Aerodynamics Research (SOAR) is a 3U CubeSat mission
that aims to investigate the gas–surface interactions (GSIs) of different materials in the very …

[HTML][HTML] GeospaceLAB: Python package for managing and visualizing data in space physics

L Cai, A Aikio, A Kullen, Y Deng, Y Zhang… - Frontiers in Astronomy …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In the space physics community, processing and combining observational and modeling
data from various sources is a demanding task because they often have different formats …

[HTML][HTML] Stochastic modeling of physical drag coefficient–Its impact on orbit prediction and space traffic management

SN Paul, PL Sheridan, RJ Licata, PM Mehta - Advances in Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ambitious satellite constellation projects by commercial entities and the ease of access to
space in recent times have led to a dramatic proliferation of low-Earth space traffic. It …

Whether Sudden Stratospheric Warming Effects Are Seen in the Midlatitude Thermosphere of the Opposite Hemisphere?

AV Mikhailov, L Perrone - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reaction of midlatitude daytime foF2 and thermospheric parameters in two Hemispheres
has been analyzed for a minor Arctic Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) in January …

Drag coefficient constraints for space weather observations in the upper thermosphere

V Bernstein, M Pilinski - Space Weather, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The space weather research community relies heavily on thermospheric density data to
understand long‐term thermospheric variability, construct assimilative, empirical, and …