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Earth Radiation Budget Satellite spacecraft

NASA Earth-observing spacecraft designed to investigate how energy from the Sun is absorbed and re-radiated by Earth as part of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment; launched in 1984 and retired in 2005 after one of NASA’s longest-running spacecraft missions.

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Aliases
ERBSEarth Radiation Budget SatelliteERBS spacecraft
Family Name
ERBS
Full Name
Earth Radiation Budget Satellite spacecraft
Roles
orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearch
Status
retired
Type
spacecraft

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Description
NASA Earth-observing spacecraft designed to investigate how energy from the Sun is absorbed and re-radiated by Earth as part of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment; launched in 1984 and retired in 2005 after one of NASA’s longest-running spacecraft missions.
First Flight Year
1,984
Last Flight Year
2,005

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Creation Time
August 14, 2026 at 05:13:51 UTC
Updated Time
August 14, 2026 at 05:13:51 UTC
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