I-ALiRT Cloud Architecture and International Ground Station Integration for IMAP

Laura
Sandoval
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Christina O. Lee, University of California Berkeley
Eric R. Christian, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
David Gathright, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU Boulder
Jenny Knuth, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU Boulder
Doug Lindholm, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU Boulder
Luisa Coakley, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU Boulder
Melissa Mantey, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, CU Boulder
Dan Matlin, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Evan J. Smith, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Drew L. Turner, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Arik Posner, NASA Headquarters
Bradley Williams, NASA Headquarters
David J. McComas, Princeton University
Poster
The Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission includes the Active Link for Real-Time (I-ALiRT) system to measure Space Weather phenomena. IMAP I-ALiRT continually broadcasts data 24/7 from the IMAP observatory in orbit about the L1 Sun-Earth Lagrange point, facilitated by NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) of ground stations as well as antenna partners across the globe. The IMAP Science Operations Center (SOC) at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) receives I-ALiRT raw data from ground stations and implements a real-time, low-latency processing pipeline. I-ALiRT utilizes AWS cloud resources to facilitate efficient data ingest and processing. Launch for the IMAP mission was September 24, 2025. Data became public on Feb 1, 2026.
Poster session day
Poster location
20
Meeting homepage
2026 Space Weather Workshop