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ULYSSES
Space Agency:
Orbit:
State of spacecraft:
ESA, NASA
Heliocentric Orbit
Jun 30, 2009 loss of contact with spacecraft
Purpose:
Result:
To investigate for the first time as a function of heliographic latitude the properties of the solar wind, the structure of the Sun/wind interface, the heliospheric magnetic field.
Principal findings showed there is a weakening of the solar wind over time.
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