Routine CASSIOPE (Swarm-Echo) Science Operations Come to an End
On December 17, 2021, CASSIOPE experienced a reaction wheel failure, forcing the spacecraft into its safe-hold, sun-pointing attitude mode. Used to adjust and control the spacecraft pointing, reaction wheels are a vital part of a spacecraft bus. Now that CASSIOPE has lost three of its four wheels, this latest failure signals the end of CASSIOPE’s Read more about Routine CASSIOPE (Swarm-Echo) Science Operations Come to an End[…]