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The Deep Space Climate ObserVatoRy (DSCOVR) satellite is a NOAA operated asset at
the first Lagrange (L1) point. The primary space weather instrument is the PlasMag
suite. PlasMag includes a fluxgate magnetometer (MAG) that measures the local magnetic
field, and a Faraday Cup (FC) that measures the solar wind bulk properties (wind speed,
density and temperature). The PlasMag solar wind data are essential inputs for the
forecasts and nowcasts provided to SWPC customers. The PlasMag data are also available
to scientists for sensor cal/val and for research purposes. DSCOVR was launched on
Feb. 11, 2015, so all data present in the Archive from earlier dates are data used
for ground testing, and do not represent the space environment. DSCOVR became operational
on July 27, 2016. End Of Life (EOL) is anticipated to be December 2019. NCEI plans
to receive data until EOL, and will continue to archive the data in accordance with
Data Center policies. |
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