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What are Lagrange points?
 
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Earth and a spacecraft orbiting the Sun
 
 
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Joseph-Louis Lagrange
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  L1
 
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Spacecraft in 'sync' with Earth orbit on L1
 
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Spacecraft in 'sync' with Earth orbit on L2
 
 
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Gaia mapping the stars of the Milky Way
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Spacecraft in 'sync' with Earth orbit on L3
 
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