Sun Orbiting CubeSats

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   MeterMan on February 2, 2021 at 6:11 pm

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   Idea: Sun Orbiting CubeSats

   Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocentric...

   It’s called a Heliocentric orbit, there are plenty of probes already out there but a constellation of cubesats would help us find out more about the great life-giver for sure.

   Heliocentric orbit - Wikipedia

   Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/He

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   HADRIAN ION on February 2, 2021 at 5:46 pm

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   Idea: Sun Orbiting CubeSats

   Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/09/science...

   We will finally get data about the solar poles. This is great after we sent so many small satellites around the earth.

   We’ve Never Seen the Sun’s Top or Bottom. Solar Orbiter Will Change That.

   Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/

   The NASA-European Space Agency spacecraft, which launched Sunday, will spend the next decade closely observing the sun.

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   sunnyjim on February 2, 2021 at 5:13 pm

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   Idea: Sun Orbiting CubeSats

   Link: https://www.space.com/sunrise-cubesat-flee...

   Looks like the next sun monitoring Cubesats will be flying in Low Earth Orbit rather than around the sun. Not sure if we need them around the sun for this type of mission as LEO is easier and cheaper to get to.

   For NASA's next sun mission, 6 tiny spacecraft will work as one massive telescope

   Link: https://www.space.com/sunrise-cu

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