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The Sun and heliosphere explorer – the Interhelioprobe mission

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The Interhelioprobe mission aims to investigate the inner heliosphere and the Sun from close distances (up to 0.3 AU) and from out of the ecliptic plane (up to 30°). In this paper we present the relevance of the mission and its main scientific objectives, describe the scientific payload, ballistic scenario and orbits of the spacecraft. Possibilities of scientific cooperation with other solar and heliospheric space missions are also mentioned.

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Kuznetsov, V.D., Zelenyi, L.M., Zimovets, I.V. et al. The Sun and heliosphere explorer – the Interhelioprobe mission. Geomagn. Aeron. 56, 781–841 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0016793216070124

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