MMS spacecraft constellation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/MMS_spacecraft_constellation
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb: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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MMS spacecraft constellation