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SOLAR FLARE STATUS:  A0 is beginning

    

Quiet at Aug 20 2008/12:30 UT

communication

Event duration - no unexpected effects; Event peak - no significant effects

navigation and geolocation

Event duration - no unexpected effects; Event peak - no significant effects

LEO orbital environment

Event duration - no unexpected effects

LEO spacecraft surfaces and systems

Event duration - nominal charging from photoemission in sunlit hemisphere

GEO spacecraft surfaces and systems

Event duration - nominal charging from photoemission in sunlit hemisphere
     

72-Hour Flare History
s2k flare history
       

Recent Flare Evolution Prediction

s2k flare predict
     

Recent Flare Features

 
                      Flare start       peak         FWHM           end
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Calendar Date        20-Aug 12:26  20-Aug 12:35  20-Aug 13:26  20-Aug 15:15
YYYYMMDDhhmm         200808201226  200808201235  200808201326  200808201515
Julian Date         2454699.01806 2454699.02431 2454699.05980 2454699.13542
Irradiance (W m-2)    3.73000E-09   5.36298E-09   4.65038E-09   4.09542E-09
Temperature (MK)      5.92987E-01   1.00612E+00   6.71452E-01   3.73150E-01
3-sig % uncertainty        3932.8        3932.8        3932.8        3932.9
Flare class                             A0
Energy (log10(J))                        12.325
MITIGATION ACTIONS
Immediate and near-term mitigation actions for the above effects are provided through contract with SET.
 
DISCLAIMER NOTICE
This information is based upon satellite- or ground-based data from 3rd party sources. Every effort is made to verify the  quality of the information prior to adding higher level content, interpreting it, and then issuing this message. This information  is provided under the conditions of the SOLAR2000 and SOLARFLARE  licenses.