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brought to you by the CELIAS/MTOF Proton Monitor on the SOHO Spacecraft

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There is a problem with the motor controlling the High Gain Antenna on the SOHO spacecraft. Science data coverage may be less than complete for 1-2 weeks every 90 days (when the spacecraft gets 'flipped'). The next "keyhole" period can be found in this table.

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Most Recent Shock Candidates:

Dates

24 Mar 2024

03 Mar 2024

24 Feb 2024

UT

1407

0835

1619

day of year

084

063

055

F/R

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fwd

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Zone

4

4

4

Confidence Level

99%

99%

99%

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Current time in UTC Solar Wind Bulk Speed Solar Wind Density Solar Wind Thermal Speed Solar Wind NS Angle
Data ending at 0836 GMT on March 29, 2024 (2 minute ascii data)
Two Day PM Plot
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Data ending at 2349 GMT on March 27, 2024 (15 minute ascii data)
Two Week PM Plot
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Where is SoHO?

The predicted position of the SOHO spacecraft in the GSE coordinate system (X,Y,Z) in Earth radii at 0610 GMT on Oct 15, 2020:

( 255, -52, -17 )

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The Proton Monitor (PM) is one of the scientific sensors in the Charge, Element, and Isotope Analysis System (CELIAS) instrument package aboard the SOHO spacecraft.

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