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Preface to the Special Issue on the Macau Science Satellite-1 Mission

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023
The Macau Science Satellite-1 (MSS-1) mission (https://mss.must.edu.mo/) is marked by a new high-precision constellation of satellites that will survey the Earth’s geomagnetic and space environment.
Dali Kong
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Numerical simulation of the sensor output on Macau Science Satellite-1

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023
Macau Science Satellite-1 (MSS-1) will be launched at the early of 2023 into a near-circular orbit. The mission is designed to measure the Earth’s geomagnetic field with unpreceded accuracy through a new perspective.
XiZhi Li, LiGang Li, Kai Tang, YaBing Wang, JianXia Cheng, Qing Yan, Zhong Huang   +6 more
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Study on the estimation of Euler angles for Macau Science Satellite-1

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023
The Euler angle estimation is a calibration method for vector data measured by the magnetometer on a satellite. It is used to find the relative rotation between the coordinate system of the magnetometer and the satellite (usually determined by Star ...
Qing Yan, JiaMing Ou, Le Suo, Yi Jiang, PengFei Liu   +4 more
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Design and analysis of the Macau Science Satellite-1’s laser retro-reflector array

Earth and Planetary Physics, 2023
The origin and spatial−temporal variation of the Earth’s magnetic field (EMF) is one of the important scientific problems that has long been unsolved.
ZhiEn Cheng, Kai Tang, ZhongPing Zhang, HaiFeng Zhang, Pu Li, MingLiang Long   +5 more
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Recent geomagnetic storms observed by Macau Science Satellite-1

Earth and Planetary Physics
Geomagnetic storms are rapid disturbances of the Earth’s magnetosphere. They are related to many geophysical phenomena and have large influences on human activities.
Qing Yan, HongBo Yao
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In-flight calibration of the fluxgate magnetometer on Macau Science Satellite-1

Earth and Planetary Physics
High-precision magnetic field measurements are crucial for understanding Earth’s internal structure, space environment, and dynamic geomagnetic variations.
YiXin Qiu, Ying Zhang, YaSong Ge, AiMin Du, ShuQuan Sun, Lin Zhao, Hao Luo, Lei Wang, Lin Tian, Zhi Li, Xiao Feng   +10 more
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Comprehensive analysis of noise in Macau Science Satellite-1 vector magnetometer data

Earth and Planetary Physics
The Macau Science Satellite-1 (known as MSS-1) is the first scientific exploration satellite that was designed to measure the Earth’s low latitude magnetic field at high resolution and with high precision by collecting data in a near-equatorial orbit ...
SiShan Song, Fan Yin, Qin Yan, Hermann Lühr, Chao Xiong, Yi Jiang, PengFei Liu   +6 more
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New insights into Earth’s mantle conductivity and water distribution using Macau Science Satellite-1 data

Earth and Planetary Physics
Water content, whether as free or lattice-bound water, is a crucial factor in determining the Earth’s internal thermal state and plays a key role in volcanic eruptions, melting phenomena, and mantle convection rates.
ZhengYong Ren, YiFei Xie, ChaoJian Chen, HongBo Yao, JingTian Tang, Keke Zhang   +5 more
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Analysis for the results of geomagnetic storms measured by Macau Science Satellite-1

Earth and Planetary Physics
Strong flares and/or coronal mass ejections (CMEs) could bring us disastrous space weather, destroy crucial technology in space, and cause a large-scale blackout during some extreme cases.
HaiSheng Ji, Dong Li, HongBo Yao, JianPing Li, YanJie Zhang   +4 more
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Ionospheric F-region currents estimated from Macau Science Satellite-1 and Swarm satellite magnetic data

Earth and Planetary Physics
Accurate modeling of Earth’s ionospheric F-region currents is essential for refining geomagnetic field models and understanding magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling.
JuYuan Xu, HongBo Yao, Keke Zhang
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