A Space Weather Approach for Quasi‐Real‐Time Assessment of Satellite Orbital Decay During Geomagnetic Storms Based on Two‐Line Element Sets

• Published in: Space weather Vol. 23; no. 3
• Main Authors: Wu, Yihan, Mao, Dongyan, Mao, Tian, Chen, Zhou, Wang, Jing‐Song
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2025; Wiley
• Subjects: Accelerometers; Atmospheric density; Decay rate; density proxy; Geomagnetic storms; Geomagnetism; In situ measurement; Information retrieval; Magnetic storms; Orbit decay; orbital decay; Reliability; Satellites; Space missions; Space weather; space weather approach; Spacecraft; Storms; Thermosphere; thermospheric density; two‐line element sets

Due to the scarcity of in situ measurements in the thermosphere, the retrieval of thermospheric mass density primarily relies on model simulations or the inversion of satellite accelerometers and orbital data. Density derived from satellite inversion is more accurate, often reflecting the actual den...