Diagram of MMS Satellites' Orbits (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Diagram of MMS Satellites' Orbits

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Over three months in 2017, the MMS spacecraft transitions from the dayside magnetopause, to a new, larger orbit on the nightside, as shown in this visualization. This image shows the four satellites' orientation on March 15, 2017.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Tom Bridgman, visualizer

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