Improved Orbit Determination and Forecasts with an Assimilative Tool for Atmospheric Density and Satellite Drag Specification
Geoff Crowley1, Marcin Pilinski1, Eric K Sutton2, Mihail Codrescu3, Timothy J Fuller-Rowell4, Tomoko Matsuo5, Mariangel Fedrizzi6, Stanley C Solomon7, Liying Qian8 and Jeffrey P Thayer9, (1)Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates, LLC, Boulder, CO, United States, (2)Kirtland Air Force Base, Kirtland AFB, NM, United States, (3)Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder, CO, United States, (4)University of Colorado at Boulder, CIRES, Boulder, United States, (5)University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States, (6)University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States, (7)NCAR, HAO, Boulder, CO, United States, (8)University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, United States, (9)University of Colorado at Boulder, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences, Boulder, United States