MMS spacecraft constellation

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	spacecraft constellation
gptkbp:apogee	153,000 km
gptkbp:archiveType	gptkb:NASA_Space_Physics_Data_Facility
gptkbp:availableOn	publicly available
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration	planned 2 years, extended
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA_Science_Mission_Directorate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	MMS spacecraft constellation
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:Energetic_Particle_Detector_(EPD) gptkb:Fast_Plasma_Investigation_(FPI) gptkb:Fields_Suite_(FIELDS) gptkb:Hot_Plasma_Composition_Analyzer_(HPCA)
gptkbp:launchDate	2015-03-13
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-41
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Atlas_V_421
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkbp:missionType	magnetospheric research
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Craig_Tooley
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites	4
gptkbp:objective	study energetic particle acceleration study turbulence in the magnetosphere investigate magnetic reconnection
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	highly elliptical Earth orbit
gptkbp:perihelion	1,600 km
gptkbp:powers	solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission	study of Earth's magnetosphere
gptkbp:projectScientist	Jim Burch
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:THEMIS gptkb:Cluster_II
gptkbp:spacecraft	gptkb:MMS_1 gptkb:MMS_2 gptkb:MMS_3 gptkb:MMS_4 custom design
gptkbp:status	operational
gptkbp:website	https://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:MMS_1 gptkb:MMS_4
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7