Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM)
NASA Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM), also known as Applications Explorer Mission A (AEM-A), was a dedicated Earth-observing spacecraft that measured day/night thermal imagery to study surface temperature cycles and thermal inertia from a sun-synchronous orbit.
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- Aliases
- HCMMApplications Explorer Mission AAEM-AExplorer 58
- Name
- Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM)
- Status
- completed
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- Description
- NASA Heat Capacity Mapping Mission (HCMM), also known as Applications Explorer Mission A (AEM-A), was a dedicated Earth-observing spacecraft that measured day/night thermal imagery to study surface temperature cycles and thermal inertia from a sun-synchronous orbit.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- Programs
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- Start Date
- 1978-04-26
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:00:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 22:00:41 UTC
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