| 1 | This segment covers the period from 14 May 2023 to 22 September 2023 (before and including part of the long eclipses season 2023). |
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| 3 | Baseline telemetry is TBD. |
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| 5 | The preliminary dates for the payload to be off are: |
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| 7 | * C34 13/09/2023 10:00 - 23/09/2023 18:00 |
| 8 | * C1 19/09/2023 05:00 - 02/10/2023 13:00 |
| 9 | * C2 19/09/2023 21:00 - 04/10/2023 17:00 |
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| 11 | There will be no moon eclipses in this segment. |
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| 13 | There will be manoeuvres on C2 on 17/09/2023. The full list of manoeuvres for this period is included here http://jsocwiki.rl.ac.uk/attachment/wiki/WikiStart/manoeuvres_nov2022_nov2023.pdf |
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| 15 | Cluster crosses the predicted bow shock until: C34 - 17/05/2023, C1 - 24/05/2023, C2 - 28/05/2023 |
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| 17 | Cluster crosses the predicted magnetopause until: C34 - 24/06/2023, C1 - 29/06/2023, C2 - 03/07/2023 |
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| 19 | Cluster crosses the predicted neutral sheet from: C34 - 16/07/2023, C12 - 12/08/2023 |
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| 21 | The main science targets are conjunctions between Cluster and MMS and/or THEMIS at the magnetopause, bow shock, inside the magnetosheath and plasma sheet, and auroral acceleration region. |