Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites
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Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) is a planned orbiter mission tasked to study the origins of the solar wind and how it affects Earth. TRACERS was proposed by Craig A. Kletzing at the University of Iowa who served as Principal Investigator until his death in 2023.[4] David M. Miles at the University of Iowa was named as Principal Investigator in his stead.[5] The TRACERS mission received US$115 million in funding from NASA.[6]
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Names | TRACERS |
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Mission type | Heliophysics |
Operator | NASA |
Website | tracers |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | TRACERS |
Spacecraft type | Orbiters (2) |
Manufacturer | Millennium Space Systems[1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | April 2025 (planned)[2] |
Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit Polar [3] |
Altitude | 600 km |
TRACERS logo Small Explorer program (SMEX) |
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