EZIE
NASA Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) is an active three-SmallSat heliophysics mission launched on 15 March 2025. Its three SmallSats study and image auroral electrojets, powerful electrical currents in Earth polar upper atmosphere, to improve understanding of the coupled Sun-magnetosphere system and space-weather effects.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Electrojet Zeeman Imaging ExplorerEZIE MissionEZIE
- Name
- EZIE
- Status
- active
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- Description
- NASA Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer (EZIE) is an active three-SmallSat heliophysics mission launched on 15 March 2025. Its three SmallSats study and image auroral electrojets, powerful electrical currents in Earth polar upper atmosphere, to improve understanding of the coupled Sun-magnetosphere system and space-weather effects.
- Destination
- Pole-to-pole low Earth orbits spanning approximately 420–590 km for three spacecraft mapping Earth’s auroral electrojets and their coupling to the magnetosphere
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2025-03-15
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Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ezie/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:42:27 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 09:14:12 UTC
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