Space Situational Awareness
SN-I Space Weather Precursor Services
Simon Reid, Rhea System S.A
European Space Weather Week 7, November 2010
Introduction
• SN-1 Team Members
• Project Objectives
– Analyse European Space Assets
– Provide Precursor SSA Space Weather Services
– Prepare Roadmap and Assessment for full SSA System
• Project Logic, Approach
• Information + Contributions Invited from Asset Owners and Users
• Contact during European Space Weather Week
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RHEA Background
• Based in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
• Founded in 1992, dedicated to Space Engineering
• More than 110 people, majority have PhDs, distributed widely
in Belgium, ESA sites, Spacecraft Manufacturing sites, ...
• S/C Operations & Satellite AIT (Assembly, Integration Test)
• Satellite Control Procedure, Automation and Testing
• MOIS software associated with >70 Satellites
• Earth Observation Data Centres (ESTEC EOP, ESRIN EMS, Eumetsat)
• Management and Operations
• Data Centre Software
• Space Environment and Effects
• Space Weather
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Core Team
Organisation
Contractual
Role
Specialist Roles
Space Weather Analysis
IT System Engineering, Spacecraft
Operations, Launch Operations, SEDAT
RHEA System S.A. (RHEA)
BE
Project Prime
Task 2 Lead:
SSA RoadMaps
Royal Observatory of Belgium
(ROB)
BE
Task 1 Lead
Task 5 Lead:
Scientific Analysis
Solar Weather ESC, SIDC,
General Data Service, Global Space Weather
Modelling
Belgian Institute for Space
Aeronomy (BIRA)
BE
Task 4 Lead:
Service
Operations
SWE-SCC (B-USOC),
Spacecraft Design, Human Space Flight,
Non Space Services, Radiation Environment
SPENVIS, SREM, AVIDOS
SpaceBel S.A.
BE
Task 3 Lead:
System
Deployment
IT System Engineering, Integration and
Deployment, Engineering IT Services, Web
Portal Developer, SWE Services Integrator
German Aerospace Centre
(DLR)
DE
Ionospheric weather, Trans-Ionospheric
Radio Link, SSA Space Surveillance and
Tracking
Etamax space GmbH
DE
SWENET, EDID
DH Consulting (DHC)
BE
Asset Database,
ODI, Spacecraft Design, Data Service, CAT2 and CAT-3 Modelling
Tromsø Geophysical
Observatory (TGO)
NO
Geomagnetic Environment, Non-Space
Systems Operators
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Additional Team Members and Suppliers
Additional Team Members (RHEA subcontractors)
Austrian Institute of Technology
AU
Kanzelhöhe Observatory
University Graz
AU
GMV Aerospace & Defence S.A.
ES
Solenix GmbH
CH
Radiation Environment, AVIDOS
Solar Weather Observatory
IONMON
SEISOP
Additional Suppliers (each giving direct support to a Core Group Member)
Space Applications S.A.
BE
Support to BIRA in the management and
operation of the SW-SCC
Norwegian Mapping Authority
NO
Support DLR in ionospheric domain
work
Göttingen University, Institute of
Astrophysics
DE
Support DLR in ionospheric domain
work
Plus additional user representatives
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Customer Requirements
European Scientific Assets
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Tasks and Work Logic
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Assess Existing European Assets
Use Existing Assets to deploy and Operate “Precursor” Services
Define Services, Requirements and Roadmap for Full System
Perform Mock-ups of Full Services
Evaluate with Users
Task1: Assets and Service Definition
Assets
Vs Requirements
Review of
Assets
Task5: Service Evaluation
Service Mock-Ups and
Virtual Environment
Service Requirements
and Roadmap
Portal & EOA
Specification
Develop
Portal
Task2: Service Requirements
Task3: Deployment
EOA Redeployment and
Available CAT-I Services
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Evaluation and
Assessment
Task4: Operations
Precursor Services
Operations
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TheThe
37 SWE
Services
37 Space
Weather Service Types
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Spacecraft design (SCD) with 3 types of service
Environment specification: data archive
Environment specification: in orbit verification
Post event analysis
Spacecraft operation (SCO) with 4 types of service
In-orbit environment and effects monitoring
Post-event analysis
In-orbit environment and effects forecast
Mission risk analysis
Human space flight (SCH) with 3 types of service
In flight crew radiation exposure
Cumulative crew radiation exposure
Increased crew radiation exposure risk
Launch operation (LAU) with 6 types of service
In-flight monitoring of radiation effects in sensitive
electronics
Estimate of radiation effects in sensitive electronics
Forecast of radiation storms
Atmospheric density forecast
Risk estimate of service disruption caused by ionospheric
scintillations
Risk estimate of micro-particle impacts
Transionospheric radio link (TIO)
Near-real time TEC maps
Forecast TEC maps
Quality assessment of ionospheric correction
Near-real time ionospheric scintillation maps
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disturbances
SSA Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST)
Atmospheric estimates for drag calculations
Archive of geomagnetic and solar indices for drag
calculation
Forecast of geomagnetic and solar indices for drag
calculation
Nowcast of ionospheric group delay
Non-space systems operation (NSO) with 5 types of
service
Service to power systems operators
Service to pipeline operators
Service to airlines
Service to resource exploitation system operators
Service to auroral tourism sector
General data service (GEN) with 7 types of service
Space weather data archive
Latest data guaranteed service
Space weather nowcast and forecast products (daily,
weekly)
Event based alarms
Virtual space weather modeling system
Guaranteed data service for third-party / added-value
service providers
Space Weather Support Material
Categorisation of Service Assets
“Category 1” (CAT-1) Services are those for which:
• An implementation of the service exists
• Is running in an operational environment
• Space weather product delivered to at least one
end user.
“Category 2” (CAT-2) is for services that currently
have no end-to-end operation but all the building
blocks for the services exist.
“Category 3” (CAT-3) are services for which at least
one critical building block for service provision is
missing.
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SSA Space Weather Users
SSA Technical
Web Portal
Service Management
Tool (helpdesk)
SWE Service
Portal
SWE Service Coordination Centre
SWE Data Centre
Applications:
SPENVIS, SWENET, SEISOP
IONMON, EDID, SEDAT
SREM-DB, ODI
Coordinator
ROB
SIDC
ROB
Solar Obs
Graz
Expert Service Centre
Solar Weather
Service Operations Team
BIRA
SWACI
DLR
Coordinator
DLR
ESC Ionospheric
Weather
Coordinator
BIRA
Coordinator
Tromso
AIT
Avidos
ESC Radiation
Environment
ESC Geomagnetic
Environment
European Scientific Assets
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Schedule...
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Asset Owners: Please get involved!
1. Identification and Initial Information (Task1)
– Identify known assets + Contacts (Online Catalogue..)
– High level description and classification
2. Detailed Assessment (Task1)
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Detailed Scientific Information
Technical Details (e.g. Software design info, tools used)
Potential Users
IPR, Third Party dependencies, legal constraints, commercial status, etc
3. Service Definition and Roadmap (Task2)
– Evolution Roadmap to future operational system
– Development and Operation cost estimates
4. Precursor Service Development and Operation (Task 3 and 4)
– Realignment of existing services (e.g. SWENET)
5. Roadmap and Final Assessment (Task5)
– Contribution to Mock ups
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Users: Please get involved!
• Space Weather Precursor Services
– Will be available for Public use (subject to registration) via SSA
Space Weather Portal.
– Expected Availability July/Aug 2011.
– SWE Service Coordination Centre ready to provide you with help,
support and guidance.
– We are dependent on your constructive feedback
• User Representatives ( Advanced )
– We welcome your close involvement and feedback.
– Roadmaps and Detailed Mock-Ups
• Please Register in our SN-I catalogue and get in touch!
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User Representatives (Task5)
Nominated User
User domain
EADS Astrium
Spacecraft design
Vega
Spacecraft Operations
ESA (ISS Flight surgeon for EAC)
Human Space flight
Andoya Rocket Range (N)
Launch Operations
GMV
Transionospheric Radiolink
ESA SSA Team
SSST space surveillance and Tracking
ESA/SWWT Representative
General data service
Airline/ATM Trans-polar East Working
Group
Tromsø’s Pipeline Users
EuroControl
Non space data service
ESA/SWWT Representative
Global SWE modelling
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http://catalogue.ssa-sn1.eu/
EMAIL: info@catalogue.ssa-sn1.eu
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Contact Points
• http://catalogue.ssa-sn1.eu/
• info@catalogue.ssa-sn1.eu
• Team Representatives @ESSW7
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Eva Robbrecht (ROB - and her team)
Daniel Heynderickx (DHC)
Gareth Lawrence, Jurgen Watermann, Omar Valdes (RHEA)
Pablo Beltrami (Etamax; for SWENET SDA)
• Where we will be:–
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STCE Stand (Access to Asset Database Catalogue)
Cosy Corner
Space Weather Fair: ROB and RHEA stands
Splinter: SW Tools, Products and Services:
• Thursday @16:30: Beethoven
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