WIND provides nearly continuous monitoring of the solar wind conditions near Earth.
A primary goal of WIND is to advance understanding of the relationship between the dynamic solar wind and the near-Earth geospace. Additionally, WIND measurements are being used to study the nature of the solar wind itself. The Faraday cup detectors were activated on 12 November 1994, and have operated perfectly since then. The SWE on-board data system was provided by the University of New Hampshire. The SWE group at the University of New Hampshire Space Physics Lab is led by Professor Roy B. Torbert.