TIMED
NASA’s Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) mission is an active orbiter studying how the Sun and human activity influence Earth’s mesosphere, lower thermosphere, and ionosphere.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and DynamicsTIMED Mission
- Name
- TIMED
- Status
- active
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- NASA’s Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) mission is an active orbiter studying how the Sun and human activity influence Earth’s mesosphere, lower thermosphere, and ionosphere.
- Destination
- Near-circular Earth orbit at approximately 625 km altitude (74.1° inclination)
- Launch Site
- Programs
- Start Date
- 2001-12-07
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/timed/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:17:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 09:22:51 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles
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