from pyspedas.projects.themis.load import load
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def ssc_pre(
trange=["2026-03-23", "2026-03-24"],
probe="c",
level="l2",
suffix="",
get_support_data=False,
varformat=None,
varnames=[],
downloadonly=False,
notplot=False,
no_update=False,
time_clip=True,
):
"""
Load THEMIS predicted orbit data from CDAWeb/SSCWeb (Satellite Situation Center).
For example: https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/themis/thc/ssc_pre/
Each downloaded file contains data for a full year.
See also, pyspedas.projects.themis.state_tools.ssc
Parameters
----------
trange : list of str
time range of interest [starttime, endtime] with the format
'YYYY-MM-DD','YYYY-MM-DD'] or to specify more or less than a day
['YYYY-MM-DD/hh:mm:ss','YYYY-MM-DD/hh:mm:ss']
Default: ['2017-03-23', '2017-03-24']
probe: str or list of str
Spacecraft probe letter(s) ('a', 'b', 'c', 'd' and/or 'e')
Default: 'c'
level: str
Data type; Default: 'l2'; Unused.
suffix: str
The tplot variable names will be given this suffix.
Default: no suffix
get_support_data: bool
Data with an attribute "VAR_TYPE" with a value of "support_data"
will be loaded into tplot.
Default: False; only loads data with a "VAR_TYPE" attribute of "data"
varformat: str
The file variable formats to load into tplot. Wildcard character
"*" is accepted.
Default: None; all variables are loaded
varnames: list of str
List of variable names to load
Default: Empty list, so all data variables are loaded
downloadonly: bool
Set this flag to download the CDF files, but not load them into
tplot variables
Default: False
notplot: bool
Return the data in hash tables instead of creating tplot variables
Default: False
no_update: bool
If set, only load data from your local cache
Default: False
time_clip: bool
Time clip the variables to exactly the range specified
in the trange keyword
Default: True
Returns
-------
List of str
List of tplot variables created
Empty list if no data
Example
-------
>>> from pyspedas.projects.themis import ssc_pre
>>> vars = ssc_pre(probe='d', trange=['2026-12-25', '2026-12-26'])
>>> print(vars)
"""
return load(
instrument="ssc_pre",
trange=trange,
level=level,
suffix=suffix,
get_support_data=get_support_data,
varformat=varformat,
varnames=varnames,
downloadonly=downloadonly,
notplot=notplot,
probe=probe,
time_clip=time_clip,
no_update=no_update,
)