Center for NEO Studies (CNEOS)
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
Center for NEO Studies (CNEOS) provides high-precision near-Earth object orbit calculations, long-term impact risk assessments, and accessible data/tools to monitor and study potentially hazardous asteroids and comets.
Target Customer
Astronomers, observatories, space agencies, planetary defense researchers, software developers integrating NEO data (via API/Horizons), and organizations needing authoritative NEO risk analysis.
Key Differentiator
Home of JPL’s Sentry impact monitoring system and the Scout discovery monitoring workflow, plus integrated access to Horizons ephemeris data, SBDB, and an NEO Deflection App developed in collaboration with Aerospace Corp., all centralized under NASA/JPL stewardship.
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in content; they provide ongoing data, tools, and APIs for continuous use.
Pain Points
- 1Need for accurate, long-term predictions of NEO close approaches and Earth-impact probabilities.
- 2Access to comprehensive NEO data (orbital parameters, close-approach summaries, discovery circumstances) and reliable ephemerides.
- 3Need for monitoring of new asteroid discoveries and evaluation of potential future motions even before confirmation.
Key Features
- 1High-precision orbit computations for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs).
- 2Sentry impact monitoring system for long-term impact risk analysis.
- 3Scout system monitoring MPC pages for new potential discoveries and estimating future motions.
- 4JPL Horizons high-precision ephemeris computation capability.
- 5Individual NEO data pages with orbital parameters, close-approach summaries, interactive orbit viewer, and discovery data.
- 6Data archived in the JPL Small-Body DataBase (SBDB) with configurable filtering tools.
- 7NEO Deflection App (in collaboration with Aerospace Corp.) to simulate deflection scenarios.
- 8API access to data and tools for programmatic use.
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1CNEOS Manager
Client Results
- 1Predictions of NEO close approaches and comprehensive assessments of NEO impact probabilities over the next century.
- 2Provision of data pages for each NEO with orbital parameters and close-approach data.
- 3Operational monitoring through Sentry and Scout for potential impact scenarios and new discoveries.
Competitive Advantages
- 1Authority and backing from NASA/JPL for high-precision orbital computations and risk assessments.
- 2Integrated ecosystem including Sentry (impact monitoring), Scout (discovery monitoring), Horizons ephemeris data, SBDB data, and an NEO Deflection App.
- 3API access and data availability for researchers and developers.
- 4Historical capability for hypothetical impact scenario development used in planetary defense exercises.
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
2008 TC3 – Hypothetical impact scenario development
CNEOS and related systems are described as predicting impact time, location, and geometry for events like 2008 TC3, illustrating the capability to model potential impact scenarios.
Additional Product Information
Product Description
NASA/JPL center that computes high-precision orbits for Near-Earth Objects, predicts future motions, assesses impact hazards, and provides data, tools, and APIs (including Sentry, Scout, Horizons, SBDB) to researchers, observers, and decision-makers.
Target Market
Researchers, observatories, space agencies, planetary defense organizations, and developers needing NEO data and risk analyses.
Unique Value Proposition
CNEOS combines NASA/JPL-backed high-precision orbit computations with real-time risk monitoring (Sentry), discovery monitoring (Scout), direct access to Horizons ephemerides, SBDB data, and an NEO Deflection App—offering an end-to-end, authoritative NEO data and risk analytics platform.
Technical Requirements
Access to Horizons high-precision ephemeris services; NEO data pages and SBDB integration; API availability; web access (the site content notes JavaScript requirements for functionality and interactive features).
Pricing Model
Not disclosed in the content.
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