Atmospheric Density Uncertainty Quantification for Satellite Conjunction Assessment

No AccessEngineering NotesAtmospheric Density Uncertainty Quantification for Satellite Conjunction AssessmentDavid J. Gondelach, Richard Linares and Peng Mun SiewDavid GondelachVyoma, GmbH, 64295 Darmstadt, Germany*Astrodynamics Specialist, Berliner Allee 65; .Search more papers by this author, LinaresMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139†Boeing Assistant Professor, Department Aeronautics Astronautics, 77 Avenue; . Senior Member AIAA.Search author SiewMassachusetts 02139‡Postdoctoral Associate, authorPublished Online:25 May 2022https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G006481SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Continuing Kepler’s Quest: Assessing Air Force Space Command’s Astrodynamics Standards, The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2012, pp. 19–43, https://www.nap.edu/catalog/13456/continuing-keplers-quest-assessing-air-force-space-commands-astrodynamics-standards [retrieved 10 2022]. https://doi.org/10.17226/13456 Google Scholar[2] Vallado D. A. Finkleman D., “A Critical Assessment Drag Atmospheric Modeling,” Acta Astronautica, Vol. 95, Feb.–March 2014, 141–165. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2008-6442 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[3] He C., Yang Y., Carter B., Kerr E., Wu S., Deleflie F., Cai H., Zhang K., Sagnières L. 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TopicsAerodynamicsAeronautical EngineeringAeronauticsAerospace SciencesAstrodynamicsAstronauticsAtmospheric ScienceClimatologyOrbital ManeuversSolar ActivitySolar AtmosphereSolar PhysicsSpace DebrisSpace OrbitSpace Science Technology KeywordsAtmospheric DynamicsSatellitesAtmospheric DragUnscented FilterBallistic CoefficientOrbit DeterminationComputingSolar ActivitySpace WeatherAccelerometerAcknowledgmentsThe authors wish acknowledge support work U.S. Office Scientific Research under contract number FA9550-18-1-0149, issued Erik Blasch, Foundation award NSF-PHY-2028125.PDF Received30 September 2021Accepted23 April 2022Published online25