Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite
The Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite (ACRIMSAT) was a NASA Earth-orbiting mission that measured total solar irradiance to extend a continuous record of the Suns energy reaching Earth and support climate and solar-physics research.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ACRIMSATAcrimSatACRIM IIIActive Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite
- Name
- Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite
- Status
- completed
Details
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- Description
- The Active Cavity Irradiance Monitor Satellite (ACRIMSAT) was a NASA Earth-orbiting mission that measured total solar irradiance to extend a continuous record of the Suns energy reaching Earth and support climate and solar-physics research.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 2013-12-14
- Outcome
- ACRIMSAT operated for 14 years, extending the long-term total-solar-irradiance record and providing data used in climate models and solar-physics studies before contact was lost in December 2013.
- Programs
- Start Date
- 1999-12-21
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/acrimsat/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:54:58 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 18:54:58 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles