NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory Reaches Target Orbit
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NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory has achieved its target orbit, positioning the spacecraft to capture the first repeated observations of the ultraviolet glow from Earth’s outer atmosphere, the geocorona. The achievement was confirmed following its third and final orbital maneuver, a 2-minute thruster fire, on Jan. 8. The spacecraft has now entered its intended halo orbit […]