The Future of Heliophysics Research through Targeted use of Constellations
Whitepaper #009 in the Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) 2024-2033. Main topics: basic research; infrastructure/workforce/other programmatic. Additional topics: other basic research; system science; research tools and infrastructure.
by Robert C. Allen, Sarah K. Vines, Rachael Filwett, David Malaspina, Stefano A. Livi, Bennett A. Maruca, Christina O. Lee, Daniel Verscharen, Javier Rodríguez-Pacheco, Robert F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, Noé Lugaz, Joe Borovsky, Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla, James Burch, Lan Jian, Seth Claudepierre, Gang Li, Christine Gabrielse, Erika Palmerio, Maher Dayeh, George C. Ho, Glenn Mason, and Heather Elliott
Published onJul 31, 2023
The Future of Heliophysics Research through Targeted use of Constellations
This white paper seeks to outline the benefits and challenges of constellations, ranging from the Heliophysics System Observatory, to constellations consisting of a small number of spacecraft, to large-number constellations. In moving toward this constellation era, investments are required by our sponsors to best enable our continued scientific advancement in Solar and Space Physics.
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