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Description
In late September 2025, NASA’s IMAP mission is scheduled to be launched. It is expected that the space weather real-time data stream received by the IMAP Active Link for Real-time (I-ALiRT) network will become publicly available in early 2026. The HESPERIA team is preparing to implement a generalized Relativistic Electron Alert System for Exploration (REleASE) based on the experience derived from the HESPERIA REleASE and STEREO REleASE systems. IMAP REleASE benefits from this generalization and a new calibration of electron data from SOHO’s EPHIN detector. New forecasting matrices depend on the response functions of an arbitrary electron sensor i.e. the IMAP HIT that measures the flux of electrons at energies somewhere between a few hundred of keV and a few MeV. EPHIN electron responses are scaled to the energy response function of the instrument and used to compute the corresponding IMAP REleASE forecast matrix. We will provide an update on the status of IMAP REleASE and lay out our strategy to include it with existing HESPERIA forecasting tools at https://hesperia.astro.noa.gr/services/ as IMAP will start observing the first space weather events. Moreover, we show how IMAP REleASE can contribute to radiation safety for ARTEMIS missions to the Moon and Mars.
