Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe heliosphere spacecraft
NASA IMAP maps the boundaries of the heliosphere from Sun-Earth L1 and studies solar-wind acceleration, energetic particles, interstellar dust, and how the heliosphere interacts with the local galactic neighborhood.
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Identity
- Aliases
- IMAPInterstellar Mapping and Acceleration ProbeIMAP mission
- Family Name
- IMAP
- Full Name
- Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe heliosphere spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA IMAP maps the boundaries of the heliosphere from Sun-Earth L1 and studies solar-wind acceleration, energetic particles, interstellar dust, and how the heliosphere interacts with the local galactic neighborhood.
- First Flight Year
- 2,025
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/imap/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:27:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 00:27:57 UTC