Tuesday, 27 January 2015

NOAA's DSCOVR going to a 'far out' orbit

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Many satellites that monitor the Earth orbit relatively close to the planet, while some satellites that monitor the sun orbit our star. DSCOVR will keep an eye on both, with a focus on the sun. To cover both the Earth and sun, it will have an unusual orbit in a place called L1.

via Science Daily

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