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The long term data plan for the DSX mission
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  • Yi-Jiun Su,
  • Ioan Vlad,
  • Jenny Sanchez,
  • William Johnston,
  • Michael Starks
Yi-Jiun Su
Air Force Research Laboratory Albuquerque

Corresponding Author:yijiunsu@gmail.com

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Ioan Vlad
Atmospheric and Environmental Research
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Jenny Sanchez
AFRL
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William Johnston
Air Force Research Laboratory
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Michael Starks
AFRL/RVBX
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Abstract

The Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Demonstration and Science Experiments (DSX) spacecraft was launched on June 25, 2019. Although DSX flight operations were recently completed on May 31, 2021, data analysis and scientific activities have just begun. Mission partners with AFRL in DSX include other DoD entities, academic institutions, NASA, industry, as well as partners in international space agencies. The flight mission concluded with more than 1300 successful data collection events in high power transmission and/or burst receive modes in addition to nearly 2 years of passive data collection. Data sets include wave and magnetic field observations plus data from five particle instruments. The wealth of data provided through this unique mission should provide valuable research opportunities for many generations to come. DSX data (calibrated in scientific units) will be released to the general public at the conclusion of the extended science mission which is currently estimated to be July 2022 pending formal determination by the DSX science team. We eagerly invite the science community to examine their own sensor data for potential collaborative activities.