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Swarm’s separation phases
16 Dec 2021
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Title: Swarm’s separation phases
Description:Separation along-track between the Swarm lower pair (Swarm-A and Swarm-C) in seconds. During the routine phase, the separation has been kept between 4 and 10 seconds. During the “counter-rotating orbits”, it has been modified through orbital manoeuvres.
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