Post Event Reconstruction Summary

We make forecasts with the best available data at the time. However, some of the input parameters such as the Kp index are usually updated after the event which can affect the simulations. The BAS-RBM model is therefore run once every week making use of the updated information to provide our best reconstruction of the radiation environment. The Post Event Reconstruction is done for 1 week, starting 2 weeks ago, and performed every Monday. The reconstruction is added to the archive.

Benefits

The main benefits for the Post Event Reconstruction are:

• It enables satellite operators, satellite designers, and space insurance to conduct a post event analysis to help determine the cause of a satellite anomaly
• It provides an archive of data for orbits where there is very little data, such as medium Earth orbit, which can augment radiation specification models
• It provides an archive of data to help plan the radiation exposure for electric orbit raising scenarios and other new orbit types