Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B)

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Earth-trailing orbit heliocentric orbit spacecraft orbit

Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) is the heliocentric path followed by NASA’s STEREO-B spacecraft as it slowly lags behind Earth to provide a unique vantage point for stereoscopic observations of the Sun.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
STEREO-B	2
STEREO-B spacecraft	2
Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth-trailing orbit ⓘ heliocentric orbit ⓘ spacecraft orbit ⓘ
agency	NASA ⓘ surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
benefit	global view of solar activity ⓘ improved prediction of space weather events ⓘ
coordinateSystem	heliocentric ecliptic coordinates ⓘ
designGoal	continuous solar monitoring from an off-Earth line of sight ⓘ
distanceReference	approximately 1 AU from the Sun ⓘ
enables	3D reconstruction of solar structures ⓘ stereoscopic imaging of solar phenomena ⓘ
environment	interplanetary space ⓘ
follows	Sun-centered path ⓘ
frameOfReference	Earth’s heliocentric orbit ⓘ
geometry	separated from Earth by increasing heliolongitude angle ⓘ
mission	STEREO mission ⓘ surface form: STEREO
missionRole	provides second viewpoint for STEREO mission ⓘ
missionType	heliophysics mission ⓘ solar observation ⓘ
observationMode	in situ measurements of solar wind ⓘ remote sensing of the Sun ⓘ
observes	Sun ⓘ coronal mass ejections ⓘ solar corona ⓘ solar wind structures ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ
orbits	Sun ⓘ
pairedMissionObjective	stereoscopic imaging with STEREO-A ⓘ
pairedWith	Earth-leading orbit (STEREO-A) ⓘ
primaryBody	Sun ⓘ
program	STEREO mission ⓘ surface form: NASA Solar Terrestrial Probes program
purpose	coronal mass ejection studies ⓘ heliophysics research ⓘ solar corona imaging ⓘ stereoscopic observations of the Sun ⓘ
relativeMotion	lags behind Earth in its orbit ⓘ
relativeToEarth	trailing ⓘ
scienceDiscipline	solar physics ⓘ space weather ⓘ
spacecraftTypeObservedFrom	solar observatory spacecraft ⓘ
trajectoryCharacteristic	gradually increasing angular separation from Earth ⓘ slightly larger orbital period than Earth ⓘ
usedBy	STEREO mission ⓘ surface form: STEREO-B STEREO mission ⓘ surface form: Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory B
vantagePoint	separation in heliolongitude from Earth ⓘ view of the Sun from behind Earth ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

STEREO mission → spacecraft → Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) ⓘ

this entity surface form: STEREO-B

STEREO mission → spacecraftOrbit → Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) ⓘ

SECCHI → spacecraft → Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) ⓘ

this entity surface form: STEREO-B

IMPACT → locatedOn → Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) ⓘ

this entity surface form: STEREO-B spacecraft

S/WAVES → partOf → Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B) ⓘ

this entity surface form: STEREO-B spacecraft