Van Allen Probes
NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes, originally called the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, measured the structure and dynamics of Earth’s radiation belts and the behavior of energetic particles under changing solar conditions.
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- Aliases
- Radiation Belt Storm ProbesRBSPRBSP-ARBSP-B
- Name
- Van Allen Probes
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- NASA’s twin Van Allen Probes, originally called the Radiation Belt Storm Probes, measured the structure and dynamics of Earth’s radiation belts and the behavior of energetic particles under changing solar conditions.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 2019-10-18
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The twin probes operated for nearly seven years, revealing how Earth’s radiation belts form, change, and respond to solar storms before the mission ended in 2019.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2012-08-30
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 09:07:30 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 09:07:30 UTC
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