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PUNCH Deployed
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Go to SwRI press release: SwRI-led PUNCH constellation launches
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Four small suitcase-sized spacecraft, designed and built by Southwest Research Institute headquartered in San Antonio, launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 11. NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH, constellation has deployed. When it reaches final configuration in low Earth orbit, it will provide a clear view in all directions for its two-year primary mission.