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Table 1 Residual statistics for 6-satellite Iridium model

From: Investigation of geomagnetic reference models based on the Iridium\(^{\circledR }\) constellation

Spacecraft

Component

N

Mean (nT)

Sigma (nT)

rms (nT)

SV114

\(B_\text{N}\)

112108

− 0.81

25.86

25.87

\(B_\text{E}\)

112108

2.64

38.59

38.68

Low \(B_\text{C}\)

112108

− 2.82

27.09

27.24

High \(B_\text{C}\)

36034

10.02

32.38

33.89

SV126

\(B_\text{N}\)

123807

− 0.8

24.59

24.6

\(B_\text{E}\)

123807

2.54

41.67

41.74

Low \(B_\text{C}\)

123807

− 2.34

25.25

25.36

High \(B_\text{C}\)

36623

− 2.08

30.68

30.75

SV129

\(B_\text{N}\)

121241

− 0.43

24.76

24.77

\(B_\text{E}\)

121241

3.17

41.45

41.58

Low \(B_\text{C}\)

121241

− 2.68

29.16

29.29

High \(B_\text{C}\)

36283

− 20.9

34.92

40.69

SV138

\(B_\text{N}\)

120138

− 0.45

24.04

24.05

\(B_\text{E}\)

120138

1.85

41.09

41.13

Low \(B_\text{C}\)

120138

− 2.45

24.73

24.85

High \(B_\text{C}\)

36290

0.81

30.29

30.3

SV140

\(B_\text{N}\)

107206

− 0.77

25.16

25.17

\(B_\text{E}\)

107206

2.1

40.75

40.81

Low \(B_\text{C}\)

107206

− 2.97

24.61

24.79

High \(B_\text{C}\)

33363

4.65

32.34

32.68

SV155

\(B_\text{N}\)

80594

− 0.29

24.49

24.49

\(B_\text{E}\)

80594

2.69

39.61

39.7

Low \(B_\text{C}\)

80594

− 2.31

25.08

25.19

High \(B_\text{C}\)

26738

2.11

33.79

33.86

  1. Magnetic field components are referenced to a North–East-Center coordinate system. Low-latitude refers to residuals equatorward of \(\pm 55\) quasi-dipole latitude. High-latitude refers to residuals poleward of \(\pm 55\) quasi-dipole latitude