CRRES Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite spacecraft
NASA and the U.S. Air Force's CRRES was launched on 25 July 1990 into geosynchronous transfer orbit to investigate fields, plasmas, and energetic particles in Earth's magnetosphere, while chemical-release experiments and the SPACERAD project studied radiation-belt dynamics and radiation effects on spacecraft electronics. Contact was lost on 12 October 1991 after the mission observed a newly formed radiation belt.
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Identity
- Aliases
- CRRESCombined Release and Radiation Effects SatelliteCombined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite spacecraft
- Family Name
- CRRES
- Full Name
- CRRES Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA and the U.S. Air Force's CRRES was launched on 25 July 1990 into geosynchronous transfer orbit to investigate fields, plasmas, and energetic particles in Earth's magnetosphere, while chemical-release experiments and the SPACERAD project studied radiation-belt dynamics and radiation effects on spacecraft electronics. Contact was lost on 12 October 1991 after the mission observed a newly formed radiation belt.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 1,991
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/crres/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:38:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:38:37 UTC