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TRACERS 2

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/TRACERS/TRACERS2

Description

Spacecraft TRACERS 2 of the TRACERS mission. The mission consists of two identical satellites that orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other). TRACERS & were launched on 2025 July 23, and are now in a ~590 km, Sun synchronous low Earth orbit. Each orbit takes about 90 minutes. Their separation in time along the orbit varies from 10 to 120s (75 to 900 km along track).

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Observatory

ResourceID
spase://SMWG/Observatory/TRACERS/TRACERS2
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
TRACERS 2
AlternateName
TRACERS Mission TRACERS 2 spacecraft
ReleaseDate
2026-04-03 00:00:00Z
Description

Spacecraft TRACERS 2 of the TRACERS mission. The mission consists of two identical satellites that orbit Earth in tandem (one following the other). TRACERS & were launched on 2025 July 23, and are now in a ~590 km, Sun synchronous low Earth orbit. Each orbit takes about 90 minutes. Their separation in time along the orbit varies from 10 to 120s (75 to 900 km along track).

Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.PrincipalInvestigatorspase://SMWG/Person/David.M.Miles
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lan.Jian
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Scott.Boardsen
InformationURL
Name
Mission Web Pages
URL
Description

Mission Web Page

ObservatoryGroupID
Location
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.Magnetosphere
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.Ionosphere.Topside
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.AuroralRegion
ObservatoryRegion
Earth.NearSurface.PolarCap
OperatingSpan
StartDate
2025-07-25 18:13:00Z
Note
Mission is ongoing