TRACERS Stories

NASA’s TRACERS Spacecraft Begin Preliminary Science Data Collection

NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission has started collecting preliminary science data, including tandem measurements that are key to the mission’s science goals. One of the two satellites, Space Vehicle 2, completed commissioning and is fully operational.…

NASA Regains Contact with TRACERS Spacecraft, Continues Recovery Efforts

The mission operations team has regained contact with Space Vehicle 1 (SV1) and is working to recover the spacecraft and establish science operations. Updates will be provided on the TRACERS blog once more information is available.

NASA’s TRACERS Continues Recovery Efforts for One Satellite 

Teams for NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission, which launched on July 23, are continuing recovery efforts for one satellite, called Space Vehicle 1 (SV1). The other satellite, called Space Vehicle 2 (SV2), remains in good…

NASA Assessing One of Two Satellites Set to Study Magnetic Reconnection

After launch of NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission on July 23, the team successfully achieved telemetry lock and command functions with each of the two satellites. During the commissioning process, the team made routine adjustments…

NASA’s TRACERS Mission Launches to Study Earth’s Magnetic Shield

NASA’s newest mission, TRACERS, soon will begin studying how Earth’s magnetic shield protects our planet from the effects of space weather. Short for Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites, the twin TRACERS spacecraft lifted off at 11:13 a.m. PDT…