M-STAFE — Maximum Solar and Trapped Particle Flux Estimator
SPARC (pace Partnerships and Research Company)
Fast tool for satellite designers to estimate worst-case charged particle flux spectra along any orbit, merging AE-9/AP-9 radiation belt models with historical solar proton data.
Technical specifications
- Input parameters
- Mission duration (days), inclination (°), perigee altitude (km), apogee altitude (km)
- Electron model
- 99th percentile of AE-9 IRENE
- Proton model
- Higher of AP-8 MAX vs. AP-9 99th percentile
- Data sources
- ESA SEPEM Reference Dataset, FIRSPELL dataset
- Outputs
- Maximum electron and proton flux spectra; historical worst-case solar proton spectra (unshielded)
- ESA contract
- 4000150650/25/NL/CRS (M-PRISE activity)
About
M-STAFE (Maximum Solar and Trapped Particle Flux Estimator) is SPARC’s software tool enabling satellite designers to rapidly estimate maximum charged particle flux spectra along a satellite’s orbit from a small set of input parameters (mission duration, inclination, perigee/apogee altitude).
The tool merges the AE-9/AP-9 IRENE radiation belt models with historical solar proton data from GEO and L1 spacecraft (ESA SEPEM Reference Dataset, FIRSPELL dataset). For trapped electrons it uses the 99th percentile of the AE-9 model; for protons it takes the higher of AP-8 MAX or the AP-9 99th percentile. Outputs include maximum electron and proton flux spectra, and historical worst-case unshielded solar proton spectra. Developed under ESA contract 4000150650/25/NL/CRS (M-PRISE activity, with ASRO).
Documentation
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