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Advanced Thermosphere Modelling for Orbit Prediction
Start date:2011-01-01
End date:2013-12-31
Project Acronym:ATMOP
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:DEIMOS SPACE SOCIEDAD LIMITADA UNIPERSONAL | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Marta |
RONDA DE PONIENTE, Edificio Fiteni VI, 2, 2º 19 TRES CANTOS (MADRID) ESPAÑA Region: |
| Tel:+34-918063450 | |
| Fax:+34-918063451 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.deimos-space.com | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The ATMOP research project aims at building a new thermosphere model with the potential to spawn an operational version. It will enable precise air drag computation which is mandatory for improved survey and precise tracking of space objects in Low Earth Orbit and the initiation of appropriate measures to minimise risks to satellites (track loss, collisions) and ground assets (re-entry zone). The state of the thermosphere can vary rapidly and significantly in response to solar and geomagnetic activity (space weather), i.e., accurate orbit prediction requires accurate space-time nowcast and forecast of the thermosphere. Despite the presence in Europe of one of the three groups that have the capability to develop and maintain an operational semi-empirical thermosphere model (CNES/CNRS, the other two are in the US), and of one of the world leading teams in the field of physical modelling of the atmosphere (UCL), Europe has currently neither a near-real-time thermosphere prediction model nor operational services to provide regular thermosphere nowcast and forecast.
The ATMOP project is designed to fill this gap through:
- Defining and assessing new proxies to describe the external forcing of the thermosphere;
- Developing an advanced semi-empirical Drag Temperature Model (DTM) that meets the requirements for operational orbit computations;
- Improving physical modelling of the thermosphere to assist the development of the advanced DTM and of a global physical model with data assimilation capabilities which may ultimately become the successor to semi-empirical models; and
- Developing schemes for near-real-time assimilation of thermo-spheric and iono-spheric data into an advanced predictive DTM and into the physical Coupled Middle Atmosphere-Thermosphere (CMAT2) model.
ATMOP therefore contributes to ensuring the security of space assets from space weather events (SPA.2010.2.3-01) and the development of the European capability to reduce dependence of space operations on the US.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-01-01
End date:2013-12-31
Duration:36 months
Project Reference:261948
Project cost:2219205 EURO
Project Funding:1563980 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Security of space assets from space weather events
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://www.atmop.eu/
Subject index:Space & satellite research, Security
Results for this Project
| Periodic Report Summary - ATMOP (Advanced thermosphere modelling for orbit prediction) | 12/10/2012 |
Other participants
| Organization name:CENTRE NATIONAL D'ETUDES SPATIALES - CNES | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Nathalie |
Place Maurice Quentin 2 PARIS FRANCE Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris |
| Tel:+33-561283359 | |
| Fax:+33-561273936 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cnes.fr | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Greta |
Gower Street 1 LONDON UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH EAST (UK) GREATER LONDON |
| Tel:+44-2031083033 | |
| Fax:+44-2078132849 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.ucl.ac.uk | Organization Type:Education |
| Organization name:COLLECTE LOCALISATION SATELLITES SA | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Jean-jacques |
RUE HERMES 8 RAMONVILLE ST AGNE FRANCE Region:SUD-OUEST MIDI-PYRÉNÉES Haute-Garonne |
| Tel:+33-561394762 | |
| Fax:+33-561394806 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cls.fr | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:MET OFFICE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:David |
FitzRoy Road EXETER UNITED KINGDOM Region:SOUTH WEST (UK) CORNWALL, DEVON Devon |
| Tel:+44-01392884530 | |
| Fax:+44-01392885681 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.metoffice.gov.uk | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:KYBERTEC S.R.O. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Oto |
TOVARNI 1112 CHRUDIM IV CESKA REPUBLIKA Region: |
| Tel:+420-608618378 | |
| Fax:+420-469659147 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.io.fc.ul.pt | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Guillaume |
Rue Michel -Ange 3 PARIS FRANCE Region:ÎLE DE FRANCE Ile de France Paris |
| Tel:+33-476881005 | |
| Fax:+33-476881174 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cnrs.fr | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:KONINKLIJKE STERRENWACHT VAN BELGIE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Olivier |
Avenue Circulaire 3 BRUXELLES BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW. |
| Tel:+32-28909846 | |
| Fax: | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.astro.oma.be | Organization Type: |
Record control number:96984
