Status
TRACERS & Others
Launch Time
NET 2nd Quarter, 2025
NET 2nd Quarter, 2025
Rocket
Mission Details
TRACERS
NASA's Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, consisting of two identical satellites that will orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other), will help understand magnetic reconnection and its effects in Earth’s atmosphere. Magnetic reconnection occurs when activity from the Sun interacts with Earth’s magnetic field. By understanding this process, scientists will be able to better understand and prepare for impacts of solar activity on Earth.
Payloads: 2
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Rideshares
Rideshares include: SPRITE, Athena & PExT
Payloads: 3
Sun-Synchronous Orbit