Deep Space Climate Observatory

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Deep_Space_Climate_Observatory
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 1.5 million km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deep Space Climate Observatory
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:EPIC
gptkb:NISTAR
gptkb:Plasma-Mag
gptkbp:launchDate 2015-02-11
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-40
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Falcon_9
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass 570 kg
gptkbp:missionType space weather monitoring
Earth observation
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:NOAA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:L1_Lagrange_point
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:Triana
gptkbp:powers 750 W
gptkbp:projectInitiator gptkb:Al_Gore
gptkbp:purpose monitor Earth's climate
monitor solar wind
provide real-time images of the sunlit side of Earth
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:targetUser gptkb:NASA
gptkb:US_Air_Force
gptkb:NOAA_Space_Weather_Prediction_Center
gptkbp:website https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/DSCOVR
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lagrangian_points
gptkb:DSCOVR_spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6