Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was an orbital observatory deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery to study Earth’s upper atmosphere. Its ten instruments measured atmospheric energy inputs, winds, and chemical composition, providing an integrated record focused especially on stratospheric ozone, climate variability, and the dynamics of the stratosphere and mesosphere.
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Identity
- Aliases
- UARSUpper Air Research Satellite
- Name
- Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
- Status
- completed
Details
- Astronauts
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- Description
- NASA’s Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) was an orbital observatory deployed from the Space Shuttle Discovery to study Earth’s upper atmosphere. Its ten instruments measured atmospheric energy inputs, winds, and chemical composition, providing an integrated record focused especially on stratospheric ozone, climate variability, and the dynamics of the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- Destination
- Earth orbit
- End Date
- 2005-12-14
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Launched on September 12, 1991 and deployed from STS-48 on September 15, UARS operated far beyond its three-year design life; five instruments continued returning observations until the spacecraft was decommissioned on December 14, 2005.
- Programs
- -
- Start Date
- 1991-09-12
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/uars/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:52:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 07:52:23 UTC
Other
- Affiliations
- Space Stations
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- Vehicles