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Continuous solar-wind measurements and space-weather warning.
Aurora-2 provides continuous measurements of the solar wind and interplanetary magnetic field from the Sun–Earth L1 region. Its real-time stream is the upstream warning source for national space-weather services.
The mission carries plasma, field and energetic-particle instruments with redundant communications paths to the Farpoint and coastal ground networks.
LATEST OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Aurora-2 returned complete observations of the 29 May 2026 interplanetary shock and geomagnetic storm.
MISSION PARAMETERS
Values are the current public mission baseline or the final recorded result.
Asteria-M
Halo orbit
Event dependent
Operational stream
Past 12 months
Extended mission
MISSION OBJECTIVES
Mission-level objectives are controlled through the approved program baseline.
Verification is recorded in mission operations and closeout documentation.
Verification is recorded in mission operations and closeout documentation.
Verification is recorded in mission operations and closeout documentation.
Verification is recorded in mission operations and closeout documentation.
