Transition Region and Coronal Explorer spacecraft
NASA solar observatory orbiter that imaged the Sun’s transition region and corona in ultraviolet wavelengths, revealing how fine-scale magnetic fields connect to larger-scale plasma structures; launched in 1998 and completed its final image in 2010.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TRACETransition Region and Coronal ExplorerTRACE solar observatory
- Family Name
- TRACE
- Full Name
- Transition Region and Coronal Explorer spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA solar observatory orbiter that imaged the Sun’s transition region and corona in ultraviolet wavelengths, revealing how fine-scale magnetic fields connect to larger-scale plasma structures; launched in 1998 and completed its final image in 2010.
- First Flight Year
- 1,998
- Last Flight Year
- 2,010
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/trace/
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:08:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 16:20:47 UTC