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From a Q&A session https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/qa-on-noaas-dscovr-miss...

The mission is slated for 2 years, and they have fuel for 5. I also happen to know that they reached L1 faster than anticipated thanks to a really nice insertion from the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

This means that the operational life might be even longer, but I haven't found any sources for what that might be.



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