HelioSwarm
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Planned Sun-observing satellite
HelioSwarm is a planned NASA mission to study the Sun. It is a Medium-Class Explorers mission of the Explorers Program, planned to be launched in 2028. It will consist of nine satellites ("one hub spacecraft and eight co-orbiting small satellites"), that will measure solar wind turbulence - fluctuations in the magnetic field and motions of the solar wind. The mission PI is Harlan Spence from the University of New Hampshire.[1] [2]
References
[edit ]- ^ "HelioSwarm - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 31 October 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Klein, Kristopher G.; et al. (December 2023). "HelioSwarm: A Multipoint, Multiscale Mission to Characterize Turbulence". Space Science Reviews. 219 (8). arXiv:2306.06537 . doi:10.1007/s11214-023-01019-0 .
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