Animated View of STEREO's Orbit
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The STEREO mission consists of two spacecraft orbiting the Sun, one moving a bit faster than Earth and the other a bit slower. In the time since the STEREO spacecraft entered these orbits near the beginning of 2007 they have been slowly separating. In Feb. 2011 they reach the point at which they are on opposite sides of the Sun and can observe the entire far side of the Sun.
Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
STEREO's Continuing Orbit - 2011 To 2019
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The continuing orbits of the two STEREO spacecraft as they orbit on the far side of the Sun until 2019.
Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
