Journey to Lagrange 1
NOAA’s DSCOVR will launch to a place about a million miles away from Earth where the gravity of Earth and the sun is balanced. The spacecraft will be able to remain in roughly the same place in order to keep a view of the Earth and sun simultaneously. The area is called Lagrange 1, named for Joseph Louis-Lagrange, and it will take DSCOVR 110 days to reach its location. You can read more about Lagrange and the points in space named for him here.
