MMS 3 (George)

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Launch data: Designation  40484 / 15011C Launch date  13 Mar 2015 - 02:44 UT Launch site  CC, SLC-41 Launch vehicle  Atlas V-421 (AV-053) Mission  Magnetospheric Research Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  1036 x 70176 km Eccentricity   Inclination  28.9 ° Period  1426.9 min

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Description:

• MMS (Magnetospheric Multiscale) is a Solar-Terrestrial Probe mission comprising four identically instrumented spin-stabilized spacecraft to discover the fundamental physics of magnetic reconnection using Earth′s magnetosphere as a laboratory. The MMS spacecraft are being developed at NASA′s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. GSFC is also responsible for the overall management of the MMS mission and mission operations.

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