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Advanced Composition Explorer

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Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) is an Explorer satellite mission to study matter in situ, comprising energetic particles from the solar wind, the interplanetary medium, and other sources. It was launched in 1997 and is currently operating at the L1 Lagrange point.