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Van Allen Probes (formerly RBSP)

Launched in August 2012, the Van Allen Probes (formerly Radiation Belt Storm Probes, and part of NASA's Living With a Star program), will provide unprecedented insight into the physical dynamics of the radiation belts and give scientists the data they need to make predictions of changes in this critical region of space.

Launch Date

July 2012

Class

Flight Project

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Launched in August 2012, the Van Allen Probes (formerly Radiation Belt Storm Probes, and part of NASA's Living With a Star program), will provide unprecedented insight into the physical dynamics of the radiation belts and give scientists the data they need to make predictions of changes in this critical region of space.

Related Publications

2016. "EMIC waves and associated relativistic electron precipitation on 25-26 January 2013.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121 (11): 11,086-11,100 [10.1002/2016ja022918] [Journal Article/Letter]

2016. "BARREL observations of a solar energetic electron and solar energetic proton event.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 121 (5): 4205-4216 [10.1002/2016ja022462] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Observations of coincident EMIC wave activity and duskside energetic electron precipitation on 18-19 January 2013.", Geophysical Research Letters, 42 (14): 5727-5735 [10.1002/2015gl065245] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "Global-scale coherence modulation of radiation-belt electron loss from plasmaspheric hiss.", Nature, 523 (7559): 193-195 [10.1038/nature14515] [Journal Article/Letter]

2015. "BARREL observations of an ICME-shock impact with the magnetosphere and the resultant radiation belt electron loss.", Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 120 (4): 2557-2570 [10.1002/2014ja020873] [Journal Article/Letter]