STEREO mission

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The STEREO mission is a NASA-led solar observatory project using twin spacecraft to provide stereoscopic views of the Sun and its coronal mass ejections, improving understanding and forecasting of space weather.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA mission
solar observatory mission
space mission
acronym STEREO
contributesTo understanding of Sun–Earth connection
dataUse scientific research in solar physics
space weather operations
fullName Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory
fundingAgency NASA Heliophysics Division
goal to determine the origin of coronal mass ejections
to determine the propagation of coronal mass ejections through space
to determine the structure of coronal mass ejections
improves space weather prediction capability
instrumentSuite IMPACT
PLASTIC
S/WAVES
SECCHI
launchCountry United States
launchDate 2006-10-26
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 17B
launchVehicle Delta II 7925-10L
missionType heliophysics mission
solar observation mission
observes Sun
coronal mass ejections
interplanetary medium
solar corona
solar wind
operator NASA
primaryObjective to improve forecasting of space weather
to improve understanding of space weather
to provide stereoscopic views of the Sun
to study coronal mass ejections
program NASA Solar Terrestrial Probes program
provides 3D reconstruction of coronal mass ejections
stereoscopic imaging of the Sun
relatedTo SOHO mission
Solar Dynamics Observatory
scientificDiscipline heliophysics
solar physics
SECCHIExpandsTo Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation
spaceAgency NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
spacecraft STEREO-A
STEREO-B
spacecraftConfiguration two nearly identical observatories
spacecraftOrbit Earth-leading orbit (STEREO-A)
Earth-trailing orbit (STEREO-B)
heliocentric orbit
status operational (STEREO-A, after 2006 launch)
uses twin spacecraft

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
STEREO mission ("STEREO")
acronym
STEREO mission ("Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory")
fullName
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
participatedIn
STEREO mission ("STEREO-A")
spacecraft
STEREO mission ("Earth-leading orbit (STEREO-A)")
spacecraftOrbit

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