Space Weather Alerting Platform (SWAP)

MyRadar’s Space Weather Alerting Platform (SWAP) is an AI-enhanced space weather observation system designed to improve near-real-time hazard detection and predictive capabilities. Space weather events—such as solar flares, coronal mass ejections, and solar energetic particles—pose significant risks to space-based and terrestrial infrastructure, yet existing monitoring systems lack the spatial and temporal resolution needed for improving nowcasting and forecasting. SWAP will address these gaps by leveraging miniaturized, proliferated spacecraft with onboard AI processing to autonomously detect and analyze space weather phenomena. SWAP’s multi-sensor payload includes a boom-mounted magnetometer, an EUV imaging camera, and a scintillation detector for X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy. AI-driven onboard processing will enable autonomous anomaly detection, reducing reliance on ground-based processing and enabling low-latency alerting. Phase I will focus on designing the SWAP spacecraft architecture, conducting a trade study for key components, and developing a Phase II low Earth orbit demonstration plan to validate spacecraft performance. SWAP’s innovation will enhance operational space weather forecasting, benefiting commercial, government, and scientific users.