Glory
NASA’s Glory mission was an Earth-observing satellite designed to measure atmospheric aerosols and total solar irradiance, improving understanding of climate and Earth-system change. Its Taurus XL launch on March 4, 2011 failed when the payload fairing did not separate and the spacecraft failed to reach orbit.
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- Name
- Glory
- Status
- failed
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- Description
- NASA’s Glory mission was an Earth-observing satellite designed to measure atmospheric aerosols and total solar irradiance, improving understanding of climate and Earth-system change. Its Taurus XL launch on March 4, 2011 failed when the payload fairing did not separate and the spacecraft failed to reach orbit.
- Destination
- Planned sun-synchronous low Earth orbit at approximately 705 km altitude and 98.2° inclination for aerosol and total solar irradiance observations; the spacecraft failed to reach orbit after launch
- End Date
- 2011-03-04
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- Start Date
- 2011-03-04
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- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/glory/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:55:07 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 25, 2026 at 02:05:15 UTC
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