{"id":282435,"date":"2024-02-13T15:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=282435"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:53:11","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:23:11","slug":"pace-satellite-nasas-satellite-to-monitor-climate-ocean-atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pace-satellite-nasas-satellite-to-monitor-climate-ocean-atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"PACE satellite- NASA’s satellite to monitor Climate, Ocean & Atmosphere"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>– This post on PACE satellite-NASA’s satellite to monitor Climate, Ocean & Atmosphere<\/strong> has been created based on the article “SpaceX launches NASA\u2019s PACE satellite to monitor ocean, atmosphere, climate<\/strong><\/a>” published in “The Indian Express<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Why in the news?<\/h2>\n

Nasa\u2019s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n

About PACE satellite<\/h2>\n
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Source-NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Aspect<\/strong><\/td>\nDetails<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Launched by<\/strong><\/td>\nNASA<\/span> from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station\u2019s Space launch complex.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Placed at<\/strong><\/td>\nPACE is placed in a sun-synchronous orbit<\/span>. Sun-synchronous\u00a0orbit<\/a> means that it will always be synced to the same position relative to the Sun.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Objective<\/strong><\/td>\nTo study the interplay of light, aerosols, and clouds<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Primary instrument<\/strong><\/td>\nOcean Colour Instrument (OCI)<\/span>– This is designed to measure the ocean\u2019s colour across a spectrum from ultraviolet to short wave infrared.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Payloads<\/strong><\/td>\n1) Spectro-polarimeter for Planetary Exploration (SPEXone)
\n2) Hyper Angular Research Polarimeter (HARP2).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Significance<\/strong><\/td>\n1) It will help scientists better understand about the impact of climate change on ocean phytoplankton<\/span>.
\n2) It will help understand the influence of particles in the air, like dust and smoke, on cloud formation<\/span>, warming<\/span> and cooling of the planet<\/span>.
\n3) It may make significant breakthroughs in aerosol-cloud-ocean research<\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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