diff --git a/lisainstrument/containers.py b/lisainstrument/containers.py
index f16c584ceb280a7e3b3e282d8749b53257981ea4..17de7f8afaecb1b223252976b99c22c712c75cab 100644
--- a/lisainstrument/containers.py
+++ b/lisainstrument/containers.py
@@ -149,17 +149,17 @@ class ForEachSC(ForEachObject):
 
     @staticmethod
     def distant_left(sc):
-        """Return index of distant left spacecraft."""
+        """Return index of distant rleftspacecraft."""
         if sc not in ForEachSC.indices():
             raise ValueError(f"invalid spacecraft index '{sc}'")
-        return f'{(int(sc) - 2) % 3 + 1}'
+        return f'{int(sc) % 3 + 1}'
 
     @staticmethod
     def distant_right(sc):
         """Return index of distant right spacecraft."""
         if sc not in ForEachSC.indices():
             raise ValueError(f"invalid spacecraft index '{sc}'")
-        return f'{int(sc) % 3 + 1}'
+        return f'{(int(sc) - 2) % 3 + 1}'
 
     @staticmethod
     def left_mosa(sc):