PACE Mission
NASA's active PACE mission observes ocean biology, atmospheric aerosols, and clouds from a sun-synchronous orbit. Its hyperspectral Ocean Color Instrument and two polarimeters provide global measurements for research on phytoplankton, ocean health, air quality, and climate interactions.
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Identity
- Aliases
- PACEPlankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem
- Name
- PACE Mission
- Status
- active
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- Description
- NASA's active PACE mission observes ocean biology, atmospheric aerosols, and clouds from a sun-synchronous orbit. Its hyperspectral Ocean Color Instrument and two polarimeters provide global measurements for research on phytoplankton, ocean health, air quality, and climate interactions.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully deployed and operating as an active NASA Earth-observation mission
- Program
- NASA Earth Science
- Start Date
- 2024-02-08
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/pace/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 05:21:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 05:21:26 UTC
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