Open AccessOperational Space Weather Services in National Space Science Center of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Author(s) -
Liu Siqing,
Gong Jiancun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
space weather
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.254
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 1542-7390
DOI - 10.1002/2015sw001298
Subject(s) - space weather , space (punctuation) , china , preparedness , satellite , service (business) , space science , space technology , space environment , computer science , operations research , meteorology , geography , business , engineering , political science , geology , aerospace engineering , archaeology , operating system , marketing , geophysics , law
The National Space Science Center (NSSC) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was established in 1958 with the mandate to develop the first artificial satellite of China, the DFH-1. NSSC is China’s gateway to space science and is the key institute responsible for planning, developing, launching, and operating China’s space science satellite missions. With the development of space exploration missions in China, highly needed are the space weather forecasting services, which can greatly help to prevent or reduce the risks caused by space environment disturbances. Therefore, providing operational space weather forecasting services in enabling and enhancing national preparedness for space weather disruption has become a priority in NSSC, which is indispensable in mitigating the impacts of space weather on China’s space missions and in safeguarding critical domestic infrastructure systems and technologies.