PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

8 Feb 2024, 6:33am

UTC

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Service Provider

SpaceX

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Booster

B1081

4th flight (51d since last use)

Landing

Return to Launch Site (Landing Zone 1)

Success

Mission

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)

Mission Type

Earth Science

Destination

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.

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SpaceX PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)