Ensemble intends to develop a proof-of concept neutral density monitoring and alert service

Ensemble Government Services, LLC, a certified 8(a) digital consultancy, was awarded a $175,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) SBIR Program (CFDA 11.021) to develop a proof-of-concept neutral density monitoring and alert service for commercial satellite operators. The project will extract, functionalize, analyze, and store daily data from the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center's WAM-IPE model to generate global average density profiles and predict local neutral density for satellite orbital trajectories. This effort will establish an innovative and accurate space weather analytics service in partnership with CU Boulder's SWX-TREC. The award period runs from September 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024.

To establish an innovative and accurate space weather analytics service, ensemble has partnered with CU boulder's SWX-trec, who offer leading space weather research-to-operations support. Ensemble will create the foundational architecture for neutral density alerts and notifications for commerical satellite operators using fuctionalized NOAA space weather prediction center (SWPC) WAM-IPE output data to 1) generate density profiles across LEO altitudes and 2) generate local density drag profiles based on a satellite's two-line element. Ensemble will extract, functionalize, analyze, and store daily WAM-IPE output, evaluating the model at specific times and altitudes within LEO. Using this information, we will compute global average denisty profiles. The team will then generate predicted local neutral denisty profiles for a satellite's orbital trajectory. This will lay the groundwork to create