Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission

The Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission is a NASA robotic space mission to study the Earth's magnetosphere, using four identical spacecraft flying in a tetrahedral formation. The spacecraft were launched on 13 March 2015 at 02:44 UTC. The mission is designed to gather information about the microphysics of magnetic reconnection, energetic particle acceleration, and turbulence⁠ — processes that occur in many astrophysical plasmas. As of March 2020, the MMS spacecraft has enough fuel to remain operational until 2040.

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MMS; STP 4; Solar Terrestrial Probe 4
geomagnetic satellite, 
United States, Ashkenaz, Calvinist Republic of Ghent, Chinland, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Havilah, Kingdom of Martabam-hongsawatoi, Kingdom of Wolaita, Persia, Sikh Confederacy, Sweden, Tarshish, Dong Fang Hong 2, Ekran, geomagnetic satellite, 2015, 

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Magnetic reconnection zones in the earth's magnetosphere.

MMS and magnetic field illustration

Magnetospheric Multiscale mission logo hi-res

Satellite MMS observatory webview

Satellite MMS instrument deck webview

Satellite MMS observatory dimensions1 webview

Satellite MMS observatory interfaces webview

Satellite MMS observatory dimensions2 webview

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NASA’s MMS Achieves Another Mission Milestone (9025853545)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
incident	incident		[[1]]		Wikidata
commons	image		Magnetic reconnection zones in the earth's magnetosphere.		Commons
commons	image		MMS and magnetic field illustration		Commons
commons	image		Magnetospheric Multiscale mission logo hi-res		Commons
commons	image		Satellite MMS observatory webview		Commons
commons	image		Satellite MMS instrument deck webview		Commons
commons	image		Satellite MMS observatory dimensions1 webview		Commons
commons	image		Satellite MMS observatory interfaces webview		Commons
commons	image		Satellite MMS observatory dimensions2 webview		Commons
commons	image		713493main MMS-Observatory2-assembled-orig full		Commons
commons	image		NASA’s MMS Achieves Another Mission Milestone (9025853545)		Commons