TIMED Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics spacecraft
NASA's TIMED mission, launched on 7 December 2001, studies how the Sun and human activity influence Earth's mesosphere, lower thermosphere, and ionosphere at roughly 60–180 kilometers altitude, where solar energy is first deposited into the atmosphere and space environment.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TIMEDThermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and DynamicsTIMED mission
- Family Name
- TIMED
- Full Name
- TIMED Thermosphere Ionosphere Mesosphere Energetics and Dynamics spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA's TIMED mission, launched on 7 December 2001, studies how the Sun and human activity influence Earth's mesosphere, lower thermosphere, and ionosphere at roughly 60–180 kilometers altitude, where solar energy is first deposited into the atmosphere and space environment.
- First Flight Year
- 2,001
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/TIMED/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:45:43 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:45:43 UTC