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The Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Mission and Its Polarimeters: An OverviewKey characteristics of the PACE observatory include: the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI), built at GSFC; the Hyper Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP-2), contributed by the Earth and Space Institute at the University of Maryland Baltimore County; the Spectro-polarimeter for Planetary Exploration (SPEXone), contributed by a Netherlands-based consortium consisting of the Netherlands Institute for Space Research (SRON) and Airbus Defence and Space Netherlands; 676.5 km altitude and 13:00 local Equatorial crossing time; Sun synchronous, polar, ascending orbit with 98º inclination; and fall 2022 launch, three-year design life.
Document ID
20190033256
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Cairns, Brian (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
November 26, 2019
Publication Date
November 5, 2019
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN75557
Report Number: GSFC-E-DAA-TN75557
Meeting Information
Meeting: Advancement of POLarimetric Observations (APOLO) Conference
Location: Villeneuve d'Asoq
Country: France
Start Date: November 4, 2019
End Date: November 7, 2019
Sponsors: Université de Lille
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
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