TEMPO
TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) is a geostationary air-quality investigation hosted on Intelsat 40e. It observes North America at subdaily intervals, retrieving nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, ozone and cloud properties. Its Level-2 products preserve native sampling, while Level-3 products remap individual scans; ozone-profile retrievals are coarser than the principal trace-gas columns. Standard and near-real-time products support research and monitoring, with quality screening required. Atmospheric column measurements should be distinguished from ground-level pollutant concentrations.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of PollutionTropospheric Emissions Monitoring of PollutionTEMPO missionTEMPOTEMPO Mission
- Name
- TEMPO
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) is a geostationary air-quality investigation hosted on Intelsat 40e. It observes North America at subdaily intervals, retrieving nitrogen dioxide, formaldehyde, ozone and cloud properties. Its Level-2 products preserve native sampling, while Level-3 products remap individual scans; ozone-profile retrievals are coarser than the principal trace-gas columns. Standard and near-real-time products support research and monitoring, with quality screening required. Atmospheric column measurements should be distinguished from ground-level pollutant concentrations.
- Destination
- Geostationary orbit at approximately 91°W longitude (about 35,800 km above the equator), hosted on Intelsat 40e
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2023-04-07
- Vehicle Families
- -
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tempo/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 23:52:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 15:19:08 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
- -
- Vehicles
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