High Elliptical Space System For Hydro-meteorological Monitoring Of Earth Arctic Region
- Paper number
IAC-07-D1.1.09
- Author
Dr. Georgy Polishchuk, Lavochkin Association, Russia
- Year
2007
- Abstract
The intensification of weather and climatic anomalies lately increases the problem of meteoforecasts reliability improvement. Further progress in the field of numerical weather forecast significantly depends on possibilities of receiving hydro-meteorological data concerning arctic region and north territories of Earth in quasicontinuous mode. However at present time because of several objective reasons there is a reduction of the amount of information from high-latitude hydro-meteorological stations and drift-ice stations while arctic region is inaccessible for observation using satellites of international basic meteorological constellation on geostationary orbits. Low-orbit satellites on polar and solar-synchronous orbits also don’t provide quasicontinuous mode of the whole arctic region observation. Therefore Roshydromet and Roskosmos propose to create until 2010-2011 such space system for monitoring of hydro-meteorological situation in arctic region of Earth in which EU Committee, WMO, CGMS and all north countries will be potentially interested in. “Arktica” Space System consists of 2 meteorological satellites on high elliptical orbits like “Molniya” will functionally complete international constellation of meteorological geostationary and low orbit satellites that will have a great importance: for increasing reliability of numerical hydro-meteorological forecasts on the whole Northern hemisphere of Earth, for navigation in northern seas provision and for aircraft flights in Arctic. General concept of space system creation was stated in joint report of Roskosmos and Roshydromet delegation during 7-th session of Consultative Meetings on High-Level Policy on Satellite Matters of WMO (Geneva, January 2007). WMO showed a great interest and made a decision to create international working group on discussion of such system opportunities. Availability of great scientific and technical experience in Lavochkin Association of Roskosmos concerning “Elektro-L” hydro-meteorological satellite, “Spectr-R” astrophysical satellite and in accordance with the experience of “Oko” space system for Earth observation from high-elliptical orbits exploitation gives high opportunities for deadlines and creation of “Arktica” space system cost reduction, including international cooperation.
Co-authors: Dr. Jury Nosenko, Russia, Roskosmos,
Dr.Valery Dyadyuchenko V.N., Russia, Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring,
Dr.Vasily Asmus, Russia, State Centre on Space Hydrometeorology "Planeta",
Dr.Konstantin Pichkhadze, Lavochkin Association, Russia, pichkhadze@laspace.ru,
Vladimir Babyshkin V.E., Alexander Germanov, germanov@laspace.ru
Lavochkin Association 24, Leningradskaya st., Khimki, 141400, Moscow region, Russia, tel /fax: +7 495 573 92 56, E-mail vorontsov@laspace.ru
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