Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Magnetospheric_Multiscale_Mission

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	NASA space science missions
gptkbp:abbreviation	MMS
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkbp:apogee	152,900 km
gptkbp:archiveType	gptkb:NASA_Space_Physics_Data_Facility
gptkbp:availableOn	Open to public
gptkbp:budget	$1.1 billion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration	Planned 2 years, extended mission ongoing
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission
gptkbp:inclination	28.5 degrees
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:Energetic_Particle_Detector_Suite_(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:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkbp:mass	1340 kg per spacecraft
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:Heliophysics Magnetospheric research
gptkbp:notableProject	gptkb:Craig_Tooley
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites	4
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType	1 day Highly elliptical Earth orbit
gptkbp:perihelion	1,600 km
gptkbp:powers	400 W per spacecraft
gptkbp:principalInvestigator	gptkb:James_L._Burch
gptkbp:purpose	Study Earth's magnetosphere Investigate magnetic reconnection Study energetic particle acceleration Study turbulence in space plasmas
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:THEMIS gptkb:Cluster_II gptkb:Geotail
gptkbp:scientificGoals	Measure 3D electric and magnetic fields Measure plasma populations Study boundary layers in the magnetosphere Study electron and ion diffusion regions Understand microphysics of magnetic reconnection
gptkbp:spacecraft	gptkb:MMS_1 gptkb:MMS_2 gptkb:MMS_3 gptkb:MMS_4
gptkbp:status	Active
gptkbp:website	https://mms.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:Goddard_Space_Flight_Center gptkb:Christopher_T._Russell gptkb:NASA_space_science_missions
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5