Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Solar_Energetic_Particle_Experiment
gptkbp:analysis available online
ongoing
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_Maryland
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:collection continuous
gptkbp:communication S-band radio
real-time data to Earth
gptkbp:community widely used by researchers
gptkbp:community_involvement gptkb:Educational_Institution
gptkbp:covered_by gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:data_type digital
particle and field data
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:space_weather_forecasting
high rate
data is reusable
gptkbp:future_plans no planned decommissioning yet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) satellite
gptkbp:impact significant contributions to heliophysics
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:ACE-EPAM
gptkb:ACE-SWICS
gptkb:ACE-FTS
mass spectrometers
ACE-MAG
ACE-COSPIN
ACE-ISUAL
gptkbp:launch_date August 25, 1997
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7920-10
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 1,500 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:L1_Lagrange_point
gptkb:NASA's_spacecraft_bus
ongoing
highly successful
solar and cosmic ray research
gptkbp:mission_duration over 20 years
5 years (planned)
gptkbp:objective study solar wind and cosmic rays
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:operational_status operational
gptkbp:orbital_inclination zero degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 5 hours
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:products high quality
gptkbp:propulsion modular design
multi-instrument spacecraft
gptkbp:provides_information_on collaborative research
publicly available
international data sharing
integrated with other missions
gptkbp:publishes numerous peer-reviewed papers
gptkbp:receives_funding_from NASA funding
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:interstellar_medium
cosmic rays
solar energetic particles
solar wind composition
gptkbp:resolution high resolution
gptkbp:scientific_goals understand solar and interstellar particles
gptkbp:storage onboard storage