Three identical SWARM satellites work as a team
Three identical SWARM satellites work as a team
Teamwork: the flight constellation and high-precision instruments of three identical satellites allows for highly accurate measurements of Earth's magnetic field. They orbit the Earth in near polar orbits. Two of the satellites have an east-west separation of 1 to 1.4 degrees, and the third satellite, which completes the constellation, is about 100 kilometres above them. This formation allows for the magnetic field to be recorded simultaneously in several positions.
