STEREO
STEREO is NASA's paired-spacecraft solar mission, using separated heliocentric viewpoints to reveal the three-dimensional structure and propagation of coronal mass ejections and to improve understanding of the solar wind.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Solar TErrestrial RElations ObservatorySTEREO missionSTEREO A/B
- Name
- STEREO
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- STEREO is NASA's paired-spacecraft solar mission, using separated heliocentric viewpoints to reveal the three-dimensional structure and propagation of coronal mass ejections and to improve understanding of the solar wind.
- Destination
- Heliocentric orbits with STEREO-A leading and STEREO-B trailing Earth to obtain stereoscopic 3D observations of coronal mass ejections, solar wind, and space weather; STEREO-A remains active after STEREO-B ended in 2018
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- STEREO-A continues solar and space-weather observations after STEREO-B was decommissioned in 2018; together the twin spacecraft produced the first stereoscopic views of solar eruptions.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2006-10-26
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/stereo/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 1, 2026 at 07:40:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 01:57:00 UTC
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- Space Stations
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