Different space weather effects in anomalies of the high and low orbital satellites

• Published in: Advances in space research 2005, Vol.36 (12), p.2530-2536
• Main Authors: Dorman, L.I., Belov, A.V., Eroshenko, E.A., Gromova, L.I., Iucci, N., Levitin, A.E., Parisi, M., Ptitsyna, N.G., Pustil’nik, L.A., Tyasto, M.I., Vernova, E.S., Villoresi, G., Yanke, V.G., Zukerman, I.G.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Satellite anomalies; Space environment; Space weather effects
• ISSN: 0273-1177; 1879-1948
• DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2004.05.007

Preliminary results of the EU INTAS Project 00810, which aims to improve the methods of safeguarding satellites in the Earth’s magnetosphere from the negative effects of the space environment, are presented. Anomaly data from the “Kosmos” series satellites in the period 1971–1999 are combined in one database, together with similar information on other spacecraft. This database contains, beyond the anomaly information, various characteristics of the space weather: geomagnetic activity indices (Ap, AE and Dst), fluxes and fluences of electrons and protons at different energies, high energy cosmic ray variations and other solar, interplanetary and solar wind data. A comparative analysis of the distribution of each of these parameters relative to satellite anomalies was carried out for the total number of anomalies (about 6000 events), and separately for high (∼5000 events) and low (about 800 events) altitude orbit satellites. No relation was found between low and high altitude satellite anomalies. Daily numbers of satellite anomalies, averaged by a superposed epoch method around sudden storm commencements and proton event onsets for high (>1500 km) and low (