NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/NASA%27s_Upper_Atmosphere_Research_Satellite
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:University_of_Colorado
gptkb:Japan_Aerospace_Exploration_Agency
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collection temperature measurements
pollution data
climate change indicators
solar radiation measurements
radiation measurements
atmospheric profiles
magnetic field measurements
ionospheric data
wind speed measurements
aerosol measurements
cloud data
humidity measurements
UV radiation measurements
thermospheric data
chemical composition measurements
environmental change data
mesospheric data
natural disaster data
stratospheric data
tropospheric data
gptkbp:communication gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:data_type climate data
atmospheric data
ozone data
gptkbp:data_usage environmental monitoring
weather forecasting
climate modeling
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2005
gptkbp:design 3 years
gptkbp:events 14 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
gptkbp:impact enhanced satellite technology
contributed to ozone layer research
improved understanding of stratospheric processes
gptkbp:instrument spectrometers
lidar
microwave radiometers
gptkbp:launch_date gptkb:1991
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:spacecraft
3000 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 3000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:2005
gptkb:Research_Institute
low Earth orbit
gptkbp:objective study the Earth's atmosphere
gptkbp:operational_area 14 years
gptkbp:orbital_period 90 minutes
gptkbp:power_output solar panels
gptkbp:provides_information_on gptkb:Research_Institute
NASA archives
publicly available
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Aura_satellite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cryogenic_Infrared_Spectrometers_and_Telescopes_for_the_Atmosphere_(CRISTA)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5