NASA's ACE spacecraft

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkb:Los_Alamos_National_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:communicationEquipment gptkb:UHF
gptkbp:dataTransmission yes
up to 40 kbps
gptkbp:dataUsage gptkb:NASA's_Planetary_Data_System
gptkbp:design 2 years
gptkbp:firstIntroduced August 1997
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's ACE spacecraft
gptkbp:keyIssues collaboration with international space agencies
support for human spaceflight missions
advancement of heliophysics research
analysis of solar cycle effects
contribution to astrophysics research
contribution to understanding of space weather
discovery of solar energetic particle events
enhancement of space weather forecasting models
impact on satellite operations
insight into cosmic ray modulation
insight into the solar magnetic field
investigation of the heliospheric boundary
measurement of solar wind properties
monitoring of interplanetary shocks
study of cosmic ray sources
study of magnetic fields in the heliosphere
contribution to understanding of solar-terrestrial interactions
gptkbp:launched August 25, 1997
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launchVehicle Delta II 7920-10
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:ACE/SWICS
ACE/EPAM
ACE/ULEIS
ACE/MAG
gptkbp:mission halo orbit
solar and cosmic ray research
gptkbp:missions operational
ongoing
gptkbp:operatedBy NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInclination gptkb:L1_Lagrange_point
gptkbp:personalLife over 20 years
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:researchInterest ACE_Science_Team_publications
gptkbp:scientificName study solar wind
study cosmic rays
study_interstellar_medium
gptkbp:type magnetic field data
solar wind data
cosmic ray data
gptkbp:weight 1800 kg