TEMPO Program

NASA Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) is an active Earth-observation instrument mission launched on 7 April 2023 aboard the Intelsat 40e host satellite. From geostationary orbit, TEMPO measures hourly daytime air quality across North America, including ozone, aerosols, and clouds, supporting pollution monitoring, air-quality prediction, and climate research.

Identity

Aliases: TEMPOTropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of POllutionTropospheric Emissions Monitoring of PollutionTEMPO Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: TEMPO Program
Status: active
Types: scienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: NASA Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) is an active Earth-observation instrument mission launched on 7 April 2023 aboard the Intelsat 40e host satellite. From geostationary orbit, TEMPO measures hourly daytime air quality across North America, including ozone, aerosols, and clouds, supporting pollution monitoring, air-quality prediction, and climate research.
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Participants: -
Start Date: 2023-04-07

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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:28:20 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:28:20 UTC

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Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/tempo/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-high-resolution-air-quality-control-instrument-launches/https://www.nasa.gov/missions/tempo/nasa-mission-monitoring-air-quality-from-space-extended/