Cluster and SOHO - a joint endeavor by ESA and NASA to address problems in solar, heliospheric, and space plasma physics

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1988 · EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1029/88EO00118· OSTI ID:6594570

Schmidt, R; Domingo, V; Shawhan, S D; Bohlin, D

The NASA/ESA Solar-Terrestrial Science Program, which consists of the four-spacecraft cluster mission and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), is examined. It is expected that the SOHO spacecraft will be launched in 1995 to study solar interior structure and the physical processes associated with the solar corona. The SOHO design, operation, data, and ground segment are discussed. The Cluster mission is designed to study small-scale structures in the earth's plasma environment. The Soviet Union is expected to contribute two additional spacecraft, which will be similar to Cluster in instrumentation and design. The capabilities, mission strategy, spacecraft design, payload, and ground segment of Cluster are discussed. 19 references.

• Research Organization: ESA, Space Science Dept., Noordwijk (Netherlands); NASA, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6594570
• Journal Information: EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union; (United States), Journal Name: EOS, Trans., Am. Geophys. Union; (United States) Vol. 69; ISSN EOSTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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