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<p>The detailed study of the global characteristics of collisionless magnetic reconnection that occurs at the magnetopause will be greatly enhanced by observations of plasma fluxes and fields within the low-altitude cusp region, as sampled by two spacecraft orbiting in tandem. The NASA Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a Heliophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) mission, will provide the necessary observations to enable significant progress to be made on understanding magnetic reconnection, especially in terms of its temporal versus spatial characteristics. This paper provides an overview of the TRACERS mission design and the trade studies conducted for the optimization of this design.</p>

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The Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) Mission Design

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    2025年6月27日

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  • S. M. Petrinec,
  • C. A. Kletzing,
  • D. M. Miles,
  • S. A. Fuselier,
  • I. W. Christopher,
  • D. Crawford,
  • S. Omar,
  • S. R. Bounds,
  • J. W. Bonnell,
  • J. S. Halekas,
  • G. B. Hospodarsky,
  • R. J. Strangeway,
  • Y. Lin,
  • K. J. Trattner,
  • J. W. Labelle,
  • M. Øieroset,
  • O. Santolik,
  • J. Moen,
  • K. Oksavik,
  • T. K. Yeoman,
  • I. H. Cairns,
  • D. Mark

摘要

The detailed study of the global characteristics of collisionless magnetic reconnection that occurs at the magnetopause will be greatly enhanced by observations of plasma fluxes and fields within the low-altitude cusp region, as sampled by two spacecraft orbiting in tandem. The NASA Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission, a Heliophysics Small Explorer (SMEX) mission, will provide the necessary observations to enable significant progress to be made on understanding magnetic reconnection, especially in terms of its temporal versus spatial characteristics. This paper provides an overview of the TRACERS mission design and the trade studies conducted for the optimization of this design.