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NASA’s X-59 Kicks Off 2022 in Texas for Ground Testing

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Wednesday, 05 January 2022

2021 saw significant milestones achieved in the assembly of NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft (QueSST), and all eyes now look forward to a pivotal 2022.

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Planetary Positions

13.11.2024 at 07:14:59 UTC

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Planet	Longitude
The Sun	21 Sco 24' 09"
The Moon	15 Ari 14' 25"
Mercury	13 Sag 34' 09"
Venus	01 Cap 49' 44"
Mars	02 Leo 47' 14"
Jupiter	19 Gem 21' 41" R
Saturn	12 Pis 41' 50" R
Uranus	25 Tau 24' 00" R
Neptune	27 Pis 18' 04" R
Pluto	29 Cap 53' 26"

Solar Status

BZ Status:	0
Proton Density:	1.26
Proton Speed:	332.1 k/sec
KP Status:	2.33

Type	Nov 13	Nov 14	Nov 15
Active	35%	35%	35%
Minor	25%	25%	20%
Moderate	10%	5%	5%
Strong	1%	1%	1%
Kp Index Prediction
00-03UT	1.67	4.00	3.67
03-06UT	2.00	2.67	2.67
06-09UT	2.00	2.67	2.33
09-12UT	1.67	2.33	2.33
12-15UT	4.00	2.00	2.33
15-18UT	4.00	2.00	2.00
18-21UT	3.33	2.33	2.67
21-00UT	3.33	3.00	2.67
Solar Activity
Solar activity was at low levels. The largest flare was a C8.2 at 12/1401 UTC related to a filament eruption near N17W90. Slight decay was observed in Region 3883 (S06W74, Eao/beta) and 3889 (S09W02, Fki/beta-gamma-delta). The rest of the spotted regions were either stable or in decay. No Earth-directed CMEs were observed.
Solar Wind
Solar wind parameters were nominal. Solar wind speed ranged from 340 km/s to 415 km/s. Total field ranged from 2-6 nT while the Bz component was between +/-5 nT. Phi angle was mostly positive.
Energetic Particle
The greater than 10 MeV proton flux was at background levels and the greater than 2 MeV electron flux was at normal to moderate levels.

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