Transition Region And Coronal Explorer
NASA’s Transition Region And Coronal Explorer (TRACE) was a 1998–2010 solar observatory that imaged the Sun’s magnetic structures and plasma in ultraviolet and extreme-ultraviolet wavelengths, linking photospheric fields to the transition region and corona across a full cycle of solar activity.
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Identity
- Aliases
- TRACETransition Region And Coronal ExplorerTRACE spacecraftTRACE solar observatory
- Family Name
- TRACE
- Full Name
- Transition Region And Coronal Explorer
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA’s Transition Region And Coronal Explorer (TRACE) was a 1998–2010 solar observatory that imaged the Sun’s magnetic structures and plasma in ultraviolet and extreme-ultraviolet wavelengths, linking photospheric fields to the transition region and corona across a full cycle of solar activity.
- First Flight Year
- 1,998
- Last Flight Year
- 2,010
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/trace/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:37:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 05:37:01 UTC