Status
Success
SORCE
Launch Time
Sat Jan 25, 2003 20:13 UTC
Sat Jan 25, 2003 20:13 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
SORCE
The Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) is a NASA-sponsored satellite mission that measures incoming X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and total solar radiation. These measurements specifically address long-term climate change, natural variability and enhanced climate prediction, and atmospheric ozone and UV-B radiation.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 315.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Stargazer, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2003
4th orbital launch attempt
Pegasus
32nd mission
1st mission of 2003
27th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission