In-orbit Environment and Effects Forecast
Welcome to the Spacecraft Operation - In-orbit environment and effects forecast service
Overview
The service “Spacecraft Operation - In-orbit environment and effects forecast” aims to provide an estimate for the near future of the space environment and its effects that could be experiences in regard to the operation of the spacecraft. To obtain a forecast of the space environment, the ESA Space Weather Service Network provides monitoring and forecasting of phenomena that can lead to potentially hazardous and sudden effects on spacecraft (e.g. magnetic storms, substorms, high-speed streams, solar energetic particle events, Earth-directed CMEs, meteor streams, and debris clouds). This continuous real-time monitoring and forecasting of the space weather environment provides the relevant information to take adequate decisions related to spacecraft operations to limit the impact of space weather. Real-time data allows the system to provide forecast of the effects on spacecraft operations of geomagnetic and ionospheric disturbances, as well as increased fluxes of particle radiation, meteoroids and space debris.
The service is intended for personnel such as spacecraft operators who need a forecast of space weather conditions and in-orbit effects for their current and future operations.
This service is implemented through a combination of products, tools and alerts which can be found in the sections below along with expert support provided by the teams constituting the ESA Space Weather Service Network. Should you require further guidance in the use of this service, or have specific questions about any aspects of the service presented here, don’t hesitate to contact the Helpdesk.
Highlights
Announcements
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Products and Alerts
Products
Solar Activity: Forecasts
Solar Flares
CME propagation forecast
- STEREO-A HI J-Map Annotated (Beacon Mode)
- STEREO-A HI J-Map Annotated (Science Mode)
- Heliospheric solar wind forecasts for Mars
- Heliospheric solar wind forecasts for Mercury
- Near-Earth CME arrival predictions (WSA-Enlil + Ensemble)
- Heliospheric solar wind forecasts for Venus
- CME arrival time predictions (DBEM)
- Heliospheric propagation tool
Coronal Holes
Solar Disc Magnetic Fields
International Sunspot number
Sunspot Group Data
No product available in this category yet
Solar Filament Data
No product available in this category yet
10.7cm Solar Radio Flux (F10.7)
- CLS F10.7 and F30 nowcast & forecast
- UGraz/KSO Latest F10.7 and F30 forecasts
- SIDC Latest 10.7cm Solar radio flux (F10.7) forecast
- F10.7 Index Forecast 27-day/BGS
- F10.7 Index Forecast multi-year
- F10.7 Index Forecast 27-day/SWPC
- F10.7 Index Forecast 45-day
- F10.7 Index Forecast 30-day Absolute
- F10.7 Index Forecast 30-day Adjusted
Solar EUV Index (S10.7)
No product available in this category yet
Solar EUV Index (E10.7)
No product available in this category yet
Solar FUV Index (M10.7)
No product available in this category yet
Solar X-ray & UV Index (Y10.7)
No product available in this category yet
Ionospheric Index (IG12)
Solar X-ray Flux
No product available in this category yet
Solar EUV Integrated Flux
No product available in this category yet
Solar UV Flux
No product available in this category yet
Interplanetary Medium at L1: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
Solar Wind Bulk Density
No product available in this category yet
Interplanetary Medium at L1: Forecasts
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
No product available in this category yet
1-10 MeV Protons
No product available in this category yet
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
No product available in this category yet
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
No product available in this category yet
2-50 MeV Solar Electrons
No product available in this category yet
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
No product available in this category yet
Interplanetary Magnetic Field (IMF)
Solar Wind Bulk Velocity
- SIDC Latest daily space weather bulletin
- Solar Wind Forecast Speed Comparison
- Near-Earth solar wind forecasts (WSA-Enlil + Ensemble)
- Empirical solar wind speed forecast
- Empirical solar wind speed forecast
- Solar wind speed forecast (STEREO-A persistence model)
- AWARE_NEXT Enhanced 24 hour solar wind forecast
- SWiFT
Solar Wind Bulk Density
Interplanetary Medium Outside L1: Forecasts
Solar Energetic Particle Events
Magnetospheric Environment: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
Thermal Ions Density and Temperature
No product available in this category yet
Magnetospheric Environment: Forecasts
Geomagnetic Storm Condition
Geomagnetic Indices Kp and K
Geomagnetic Index Ap and A
Geomagnetic Index Dst
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
No product available in this category yet
1-10 MeV Protons
No product available in this category yet
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
No product available in this category yet
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
No product available in this category yet
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
Thermal and Supra-thermal Electron and Ion Energy Spectra
Thermal Ions Density and Temperature
No product available in this category yet
Thermospheric and Atmospheric Conditions: Forecasts
Vertical Total Electron Content Map
URSI Ionospheric Parameters
Neutral Density in Thermosphere
Neutral Wind Velocity in Thermosphere
No product available in this category yet
Scintillation Indices and Parameters
- S4 and Err(S4) 6-hour forecast modelled maps
- SigmaPhi and Err(SigmaPhi) 6-hour forecast modelled maps
- S4 and Err(S4) 6h forecast modelled values at a given location
- SigmaPhi and Err(SigmaPhi) 6h forecast modelled values at a given location
Atomic Oxygen Density
No product available in this category yet
Local External Magnetic Field on Ground
Neutral Density and Wind
Microparticle Environment: Forecasts
Micro Particle Flux
No product available in this category yet
Known Periods/events of Increased Microparticle Flux
No product available in this category yet
Spacecraft Effects and Anomalies: Forecasts
Spacecraft Radiation Monitors
No product available in this category yet
Orbital Data of Spacecraft Carrying Space Weather Instruments
Spacecraft Housekeeping Telemetry
No product available in this category yet
Deep Dielectric Charging
Surface Charging
No product available in this category yet
Floating Spacecraft Potential
No product available in this category yet
Alerts
All Quiet Alert
End-of-quiet Alert
Solar Flare Detection
Solar Flare Detection and Location
CME Onset
Coronal Hole Notification
No product available in this category yet
CIR Alert
Solar Particle Event Onset
Geomagnetic Storm Warning / Solar Wind Shock Arrival
Geomagnetic Storm Onset
Ionospheric Disturbance Detection
- Latest ICAO Space Weather Advisory browser
- Maximum Usable Frequency for skip-distances of 750 km (MUF750)
- EIS Alerts for ionospheric disturbances in the European sector
- SISTED warning
- SOLERA-drift warning
- TechTIDE LSTID detector maps
- TechTIDE LSTID parameters over station
- TechTIDE TID Activity Report
Ground Level Enhancement Detection
Tools
User Manual
Throughout its existence, the Sun goes through various non-stationary active and non-equilibrium (often eruptive) processes; this can be broadly regarded as solar activity. The eruptive events caused by solar surface magnetic activity travel through the interplanetary medium and cause geomagnetic disturbances and other phenomena that may affect the functioning of spacecraft. For this reason, forecast of solar activity and its possible effects on spacecraft is essential for every spacecraft operator. From the Products and Tools sections, a range of products can be accessed that can be useful for spacecraft operators.
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