Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment Observatory
NASA’s Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) was a 2003–2020 Earth-orbiting observatory that measured incoming X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and total solar radiation with TIM, SIM, SOLSTICE, and XPS to study solar variability, climate, and atmospheric effects.
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Identity
- Aliases
- SORCESolar Radiation and Climate ExperimentSORCE spacecraftSolar Radiation and Climate Experiment satellite
- Family Name
- SORCE
- Full Name
- Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment Observatory
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) was a 2003–2020 Earth-orbiting observatory that measured incoming X-ray, ultraviolet, visible, near-infrared, and total solar radiation with TIM, SIM, SOLSTICE, and XPS to study solar variability, climate, and atmospheric effects.
- First Flight Year
- 2,003
- Last Flight Year
- 2,020
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sorce/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:32:25 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 15:17:27 UTC
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