Sun  ID: 3993

STEREO's Ongoing Mission to See the Sun from All Sides

Visualizations by Tom Bridgman Released on September 20, 2012
In 2012, the two STEREO spacecraft, Ahead (STEREO-A) and Behind (STEREO-B) continue on their orbits around the Sun. For the next several years, the spacecraft will be positioned to observe the side of the Sun not visible from the Earth.
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A movie of showing the orbits of the STEREO A & B spacecraft in relation to the planets of the inner solar system in 2012.
 

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Visualization Credits

Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Producer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
STEREO

Data Used:
JPL DE421 also referred to as: DE421
Ephemeris - NASA/JPL
Planetary ephemerides
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SPICE Ephemerides also referred to as: SPICE Ephemerides
Ephemeris - NASA/JPL
Satellite and planetary ephemerides
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NASM2012

Keywords:
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Orbit
SVS >> Solar System >> Orbits
NASA Science >> Sun