Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite spacecraft
NASA orbital observatory launched in 1991 to make a systematic, comprehensive study of Earth’s upper atmosphere; five of its ten instruments continued operating into 2005, when the spacecraft was decommissioned.
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Identity
- Aliases
- UARSUpper Atmosphere Research SatelliteUARS spacecraft
- Family Name
- UARS
- Full Name
- Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite spacecraft
- Roles
- orbiterobservatoryearth_observationresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- NASA orbital observatory launched in 1991 to make a systematic, comprehensive study of Earth’s upper atmosphere; five of its ten instruments continued operating into 2005, when the spacecraft was decommissioned.
- First Flight Year
- 1,991
- Last Flight Year
- 2,005
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/uars/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:12:37 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 05:12:37 UTC