Environment Specification: In-Orbit Verification

Welcome to the Spacecraft Design - In-orbit verification service

Overview

The service "Spacecraft Design - In-orbit verification" aims to provide a best estimate of the local environment that has been experienced by a spacecraft either through measurements or reconstruction for in-flight validation of environment specifications (i.e. ionising radiation, plasma, microparticles, atmosphere, and UV) and consequent effects (e.g. dose, single event upset, sensor background, cumulated charge, spacecraft anomalies, microparticle impacts).

This service is implemented through a combination of products and tools which can be found in the section 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.

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Highlights

Announcements

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Products and Alerts

Products

Solar Activity: Data Archives
Solar X-ray Flux
Solar EUV Integrated Flux
Solar UV Flux
Solar Activity: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
Solar EUV Integrated Flux
Solar UV Flux
Solar Activity: Models and Reconstruction
Solar X-ray Flux

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Solar EUV Integrated Flux

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Solar UV Flux

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Interplanetary Medium at L1: Data Archives
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
1-10 MeV Protons
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
2-50 MeV Solar Electrons
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
Interplanetary Medium at L1: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
  • ACE/SIS dataset on SEDAT
1-10 MeV Protons
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions

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0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions

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2-50 MeV Solar Electrons

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30 keV-8 MeV Electrons

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Interplanetary Medium at L1: Models and Reconstruction
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
1-10 MeV Protons
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
2-50 MeV Solar Electrons
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
Interplanetary Medium Outside L1: Data Archives
Solar Energetic Particle Events
Interplanetary Medium Data
Interplanetary Medium Outside L1: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
Solar Energetic Particle Events

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Interplanetary Medium Data

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Interplanetary Medium Outside L1: Models and Reconstruction
Solar Energetic Particle Events
Interplanetary Medium Data
Magnetospheric Environment: Data Archives
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
1-10 MeV Protons
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
Thermal and Supra-thermal Electron and Ion Energy Spectra
Thermal Ions Density and Temperature
Magnetospheric Environment: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
1-10 MeV Protons
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
  • GOES/SEM-EPS datasets on SEDAT
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
  • POES/SEM-2 dataset on SEDAT
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
Thermal and Supra-thermal Electron and Ion Energy Spectra

No product available in this category yet

Thermal Ions Density and Temperature

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Plasma Drift Velocity

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Magnetospheric Environment: Models and Reconstruction
High Energy >10 MeV Protons
High Energy >10 MeV/nuc Ions
1-10 MeV Protons
1-10 MeV/nuc Ions
0.03-1 MeV/nuc Ions
30 keV-8 MeV Electrons
Thermal and Supra-thermal Electron and Ion Energy Spectra
Thermal Ions Density and Temperature
Thermospheric and Atmospheric Conditions: Data Archives
Atomic Oxygen Density

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Neutral Density and Wind

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Thermospheric and Atmospheric Conditions: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
Atomic Oxygen Density

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Neutral Density and Wind

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Thermospheric and Atmospheric Conditions: Models and Reconstruction
Atomic Oxygen Density
Neutral Density and Wind
Microparticle Environment: Data Archives
Micro Particle Flux
Known Periods/events of Increased Microparticle Flux

No product available in this category yet

Microparticle Environment: (Near-) Real-time Measurements
Micro Particle Flux

No product available in this category yet

Microparticle Environment: Models and Reconstruction
Micro Particle Flux
Known Periods/events of Increased Microparticle Flux

Tools

User Manual

Spacecraft need to be able to withstand the effects that the multitude range of phenomena (e.g. solar flares, coronal mass ejections, solar energetic particle events) in the dynamic space environment may have on technology. The goal of spacecraft radiation shielding is to protect the crew and hardware (exterior and interior) from the radiation environment encountered in space. When designing and building a spacecraft both short- and long-term cumulative effects must be considered. The development and improvement of models providing environment specifications and effects predictions is an important aspect in advancing the design of future efficient shielding. A number of tools and products can be used to generated the environment specifications which can then be compared with the available measurement data.

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Interruptions

❗Due to current unavailability of the SDO input data the performance of some products is affected.

Latest 24h electron fluxes at GEO (MLT)

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Provided by: Space Applications & Research Consultancy

Latest Integral/SREM electron flux spectrum in the outer belt

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Provided by: Paul Buehler

Latest PROBA-V/EPT SAA proton energy spectrum

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Provided by: Center for Space Radiations