Wind spacecraft
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Wind spacecraft is a NASA heliophysics mission launched in 1994 to study the solar wind and its interaction with Earth's magnetosphere from various vantage points in space.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Wind | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft
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heliophysics mission ⓘ solar wind observatory ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ACE spacecraft
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Geotail spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ SOHO spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
magnetospheric physics
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modeling of the solar wind ⓘ understanding of solar–terrestrial interactions ⓘ |
| dataUsage |
research in solar–terrestrial relations
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space weather forecasting ⓘ space weather monitoring ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
energetic particle detector
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magnetometer ⓘ plasma analyzer ⓘ radio and plasma wave instrument ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| launchDate | 1994-11-01 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionPhase | science operations ⓘ |
| missionType |
heliophysics mission
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solar wind research mission ⓘ |
| operationalRegion |
Sun–Earth L1 point vicinity
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interplanetary space ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| orbitType |
highly elliptical orbit
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libration point orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | International Solar–Terrestrial Physics program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
provide early warning of geomagnetic storms
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study the interaction of the solar wind with Earth’s magnetosphere ⓘ study the solar wind ⓘ |
| program | Global Geospace Science program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
in-situ measurements of interplanetary magnetic field
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in-situ measurements of the solar wind ⓘ real-time solar wind data for space weather ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
heliophysics
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space plasma physics ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| studies |
Earth’s magnetosphere
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energetic particles ⓘ geomagnetic storms ⓘ interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ plasma waves ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| targetBody |
Earth’s magnetosphere
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Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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