Year 7 Oct 2021-Oct 2022	Year 8 Oct 2022 - Oct 2023	Year 9 Oct 2023 - Oct 2024	Year 10 Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Plus, there are Charts showing predicted outer cusp encounters at this link
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Year 11 Oct 2025-Oct 2026	Year 12 Oct 2026-Oct 2027	Year 13 Oct 2027-Oct 2028	Year 14 Oct 2028-Oct 2029
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Year 9	Phase	Region	Timeline Files from S. Petrinec ^{These are planning files, not actuals}	Spacecraft Separations Additional Notes
Extended Mission 3 - Year 1 Image Added	Phase 9a	29 R_E Dusk Flank	MMS_orbit_Phase9A_and_conjunctions_v1a.pptx
	Phase 9b	29 R_E Dayside	MMS_orbit_Phase9B_and_conjunctions_v1a.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2023307-000000_2024176-000000_V007_v2a.txt
	Phase 9c	29 R_E Dawn Flank	MMS_orbit_Phase9C_and_conjunctions_v2.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2024062-000000_2024301-000000_V005_v1_MMS1.txt fast_mode_times_agse1_2024062-000000_2024301-000000_V005_v1_MMS2.txt fast_mode_times_agse1_2024062-000000_2024301-000000_V005_v1_MMS3.txt fast_mode_times_agse1_2024062-000000_2024301-000000_V005_v1_MMS4.txt
	Phase 9d	29 R_E Nightside

Year 8 Extended Mission 2 - Year 3 Image Added

3 SROI

	Phase	Region	Timeline Files from S. Petrinec ^{These are planning files, not actuals}	Spacecraft Separations Additional Notes
	Phase 8a:	29 R_E Dusk Flank	MMS_orbit_Phase8A_and_conjunctions_v1.pptx
	Phase 8b:	29 R_E Dayside	MMS_orbit_Phase8B_and_conjunctions_v1.pptx
	Phase 8c:	29 R_E Dawn Flank	MMS_orbit_Phase8C_and_conjunctions_v1.pptx
	Phase 8d:	29 R_E Nightside	MMS_orbit_Phase8D_and_conjunctions_v2.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2023125-000000_2024002-000000_V005_v3.dat

Year 7 Extended Mission 2 - Year 2 Image Added	Phase 7a: ~10/6/21-11/28/21	29 R_E Dusk Flank	MMS_Ph7_ConOps_20210809c.pptx MMS_Ph7A_ConOps_20210914.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2021240-000000_2022114-000000_V004_v1.txt
	Phase 7b: ~11/28/21-04/28/22	29 R_E Dayside	MMS_orbit_Phase7B_and_conjunctions.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2021296-000000_2022171-000000_V004_v1.dat
	Phase 7c: ~04/28/22-06/9/22	29 R_E Dawn Flank	MMS_orbit_Phase7C_and_conjunctions.pptx
	Phase 7d: ~06/9/22~10/10/22	29 R_E Nightside	MMS_orbit_Phase7D_and_conjunctions_v3.pptx MMS_orbit_Phase8B_and_conjunctions_v1.pptx ^{(adjustments due to Artemis-1 Launch attempts)}	fast_mode_times_agse1_2022107-000000_2022343-000000_V004_v3.dat LongShadows_update19July2022.pptx

Year 6 Extended Mission 2 - Year

5

Image Removed

Ext 5a - ~Sept 30, Ext 5B -

1 Image Added ^{MMS_Year6_Orbits&Phases.png}	Phase 6a: ~10/6/20-11/24/20	29 R_E Dusk Flank	MMS_Ph6A_ConOps_20200908[1].pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2020200-000000_2021075-000000_V005_v1.dat
	Phase 6b: ~11/24/20-04/27/21	29 R_E Dayside	MMS_Ph6B_ConOps_20201118.pptx	Cluster_conjunctions_fast_mode_times_agse1_2020200-000000_2021075-000000_V005_v1.dat fast_mode_times_agse1_2020291-000000_2021159-000000_V004_v3.dat
	Phase 6c: ~04/27/21-06/24/21	29 R_E Dawn Flank	MMS_Ph6C_ConOps_20210319.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2021030-000000_2021268-000000_V005_v2.dat
	Phase 6d: ~06/24/21~10/10/21	29 R_E Nightside	MMS_Ph6D_ConOps_20210518.pptx	fast_mode_times_agse1_2021121-000000_2021360-000000_V005_v2.dat

Year 5 Extended Mission 1 - Year 3 Image Added ^{MMS_Year5_Orbits&Phases.png}	Phase 5a: ~09/30/1019 - 11/24/2019	29 R_E Dusk Flank	MMS_EM5A_orbits_20190821.pptx timelines_orbs1046_1061.pdf fast_mode_times_agse1_EM5A.dat ← offsets submitted	3 SROI

11/28-11/30 formation resize to <20km>

Phase 5b:
~11/24/2019 - 04/23/2020

29 R_E Dayside

MMS_Ph5B_ConOps_20191029.pptx

3 SROI

Parker Solar Probe perihelion alignment

Year 4

View filenameMMS_2019Orbits_GSE.tiffheight150

11/28-11/30 - formation resize to <20km> 11/26 (DOY 330) - 34% moon shadow 12/27 (DOY 361) - 73% moon shadow - timeline Solar Wind SROI: FPI electrons: 4eV-940eV / FPI ions: 197eV-9222eV
Phase 5c: ~04/23/2020 - 06/19/2020	29 R_E Dawn Flank	MMS_Ph5C_ConOps_20200227.pptx	Formation resize to 40km: planned for 4/14-16/2020
Phase 5d: ~06/22/2020 - 10/02/2020	29 R_E Nightside	MMS_Ph5D_ConOps_20200519.pptx	Long Eclipses (~5.124 hr): 8/13/2020 and 8/17/2020

Year 4 Extended Mission 1 - Year 2 Image Added ^{MMS_Year4_Orbits&Phases.png}

^{MMS_2019Orbits_GSE.tiff}

Image Modified

^{SWCampaign_timeline.jpeg}

Ext 4a – Sept

Phase 4a:

September 28, 2018

25R_E Dusk Flank

^{(Dwell time outside BS (0.3 nPa < 10 hrs)}

MMS_4A_SROIs_v2.pptx

3 SROI

20 km Oct 18

Ext 4b – Nov

Phase 4b:

November 29, 2018

25R_E Dayside

^{(Dwell time outside BS (0.3 nPa) > 10 hrs)}

before apogee raise: MMS_half4B_SROIs_v2.pptx
after apogee raise: MMS_4B_turbulencecampaign_SROIs_Final.pptx
+ timeline charts

^{Ref: from Ergun --> guidelines for Solar Wind Turbulence Campaign}^{Ref: from MOC --> TurbulenceCampaignFinalDates.ppt}

3 SROI

Apogee raise to 29R_E20 km Mar 13

Solar Wind Turbulence Campaign

Ext

Phase 4c

-

:

~April 16, 2019 - ~June 28, 2019

29R_E Dawn Flank

^{(Dwell time outside BS (2.3 nPa) < 10 hrs)}

MMS_proposed_SROIs_EM4C_26mar2019.zip

3 SROI

40 km May 22

Ext

Phase 4d

-

:

~June 29, 2019 -

~July 25

~September 29, 2019

1st 29R_E Nightside

^{(Apogee within avg. MP (~2.3 nP))}

tbd

MMS_EM4D_orbits_20190520.pptx

3 SROI

2019-155-4Jun-

06/04/2019 (DOY 155) 09:17:13.29495 - MMS3 Processor reset

Year 3

Image Removed

30 km Sep 8

Year 3

Extended Mission 1 - Year 1

Image Added
MMS_Year3_Orbits&Phases.png

Phase 3a:

September

Ext 3a – Sept

1, 2017

25R_E Dusk Flank

MMS_3a_SROIs_792-817_dusk_timelines.pdf

1 SROI

Ext 3b – Nov

Perigee Raise Oct 3
30 km Oct 11
20 km Nov 8

Phase 3b:

November 14, 2017

25R_E Dayside

MMS_3b_SROIs_818-860_dayside_timelines.pdf

3 SROI, 1st use of SW modes

Ext 3c – Mar

Phase 3c:

March 13, 2018

25R_E Dawn Flank

MMS_orbs_860_885_mp_timelines.pdf

xy_aGSE_orb_EMC_mp_bs_sw_final.png

3 SROI

40 km May 16

Ext

Phase 3d

–

:

May 25, 2018

2nd 25R_E Nightside

MMS_3d_SROIs_886_930_mtail_timelines.pdf

3 SROI


Year 2 Prime Mission - Year 2 Image Modified^{MMS_2017Orbits_GSE.png}	Phase 2a

–

:

January 31, 2017

Apogee raise, Dawn

No science ROIs planned in Phase 2A

No FPI ops

60 km Feb 1
Apogee Raise Feb 9
160 km Apr 26

Phase 2b

–

:

May 1, 2017

1st 25RE Nightside
Completion of Prime Mission

MMS_2b_SROIs_748-793_mtail_timelines.pdf

1 SROI

60 km May 18 30 km Jun 1 20 km Jun 29

Year 1 Prime Mission - Year 1 Image Modified^{MMS_2016Orbits_GSE.jpg}	Phase 1a

–

:

September 1, 2015

1st 12R_E Dayside

Petrinic_UPDATE_Sliding_ROI_timelines_ph1a.pdf

60 km DOY 259/260 (Sept 16/17)

25 km DOY 273/274 (Sept 30/Oct 1)

10 km DOY 287/288 (Oct 14/15)
40 km Dec 16
10 km Jan 13

Phase 1x

–

:

March 8, 2016

12R_EDawn, Nightside, Dusk

No science ROIs planned in Phase 1x

No FPI Ops

40 km Mar 24
10 km Sep 1

Phase 1b

–

:

Sept 12, 2016

2nd 12R_E Dayside

MMS_ph1b_avg13.5hr_pref1_v2.pdf

7 km Sep 15


Commissioning: Image Modified ^{MMS_2015Orbits_GSE.jpg}

Commissioning –

March 15, 2015

Nightside --> Dusk Flank

160 km DOY 188/190 (July 7/9)

Selected datasets only
BBF campaign

12R_E Orbit	25R_E Orbit	29R_E Orbit
similar graphic needs to be created	Image Modified ^{MMS_25RE_Orbit.jpg}	similar graphic needs to be created

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