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DSCOVR completes its first year in deep space!

March 7, 2016
Image of the earth

Launched one year ago, on February 11, 2015, DSCOVR – the nation’s first operational satellite in deep space – is now orbiting one million miles away and will soon become America’s primary warning system for solar magnetic storms and solar wind data while giving Earth scientists a unique vantage point for studies of the planet's atmosphere and climate.