Empirical model for the Earth's cosmic ray shadow at 400 KM: Prohibited cosmic ray access

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Flux (Rate), Geomagnetism, Mathematical Models, Primary Cosmic Rays, Reflectance, Shadows, Terrestrial Radiation, Aerospace Environments, Azimuth, Earth Albedo, Magnetic Fields, Space Stations, Trajectory Analysis

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The possibility to construct a unit sphere of access that describes the cosmic radiation allowed to an Earth-orbiting spacecraft is discussed. It is found that it is possible to model the occluded portion of the cosmic ray sphere of access as a circular projection with a diameter bounded by the satellite-Earth horizon. Maintaining tangency at the eastern edge of the spacecraft-Earth horizon, this optically occluded area is projected downward by an angle beta which is a function of the magnetic field inclination and cosmic ray arrival direction. This projected plane, corresponding to the forbidden area of cosmic ray access, is bounded by the spacecraft-Earth horizon in easterly directions, and is rotated around the vertical axis by an angle alpha from the eastern direction, where the angle alpha is a function of the offset dipole latitude of the spacecraft.

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