Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft constellation
NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission uses four identically instrumented spacecraft flying in formation to study magnetic reconnection where the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere interact.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MMSMagnetospheric MultiscaleMMS mission
- Family Name
- MMS
- Full Name
- Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft constellation
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale mission uses four identically instrumented spacecraft flying in formation to study magnetic reconnection where the solar wind and Earth’s magnetosphere interact.
- First Flight Year
- 2,015
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mms/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:24:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:24:23 UTC