PACE (US)

Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud ocean Ecosystem

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General

Designation	58928 / 24025A
Launch date	8 Feb 2024
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	683 km
Inclination	98.1°
Period	98.3 min
Launch vehicle	Falcon #316

NASA satellite to study the oceans. Carries 3 main instruments:
- Ocean color Instrument (OCI)
- Spectro-Polarimeter for Planetary Exploration (SPEXone)
- Hyper-Angular Rainbow Polarimeter #2 (HARP2)

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External resources

https://pace.oceansciences.org/

n2yo.com tracking

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	NASA GSFC
Platform
Mass at launch	1694 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	3 years

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