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... = Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite, 21701 Experiments = http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/experimentSearch.do?spacecraft=UARS Here Nominal Power = 1600.0W Additional Information = http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftOrbit.do ... during summer 1992), solar array drive electronics, and power transfer assemblies. The instrument complement for UARS consisted of nine instruments devoted to the primary atmospheric mission plus one announcement-of-opportunity ...

... detecting, identifying and tracking all man-made objects in Earth orbit, tracked the movements of UARS through the satellite's final orbits and provided confirmation of re-entry. "We extend our ... -instrumented satellite to observe numerous chemical components of the atmosphere for better understanding of photochemistry. UARS data marked the beginning of many long-term records for key chemicals in the atmosphere ...

... Co.'s Valley Forge Space Center, Philadelphia for development of the upper atmosphere research satellite (UARS) observatory. Scheduled for October 1989 deployment from the Space Shuttle , the satellite would carry 10 ... observatory system, integrate the observatory into the Space Shuttle , and support postlaunch flight operations. The UARS, with its remote sensing instruments providing essentially global coverage, would for the first time generate ...

... not operating smoothly and that the solar array itself was not properly tracking the Sun. UARS was launched September 12, 1991, by the Space Shuttle Discovery . It was designed to study ... chemistry, dynamics, and energetics of the Earth's upper atmosphere, focusing particularly on ozone depletion. UARS was the first major satellite element of NASA's Mission to Planet Earth . (NASA Release ...

... down several satellites, including the $363 million Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) sooner than expected. To make sure that UARS would finish its minimum 18-month mission, NASA scientists had to adjust the satellite's hardware. Instead of gathering extra data from UARS for 10 to 12 years as expected, scientists now estimate that contact with the satellite ...

... -off in mid-September with a crew of five and the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). STS-48 Lead Flight Director Al Pennington briefed Spaceflight on the upcoming mission. 300 - Book ... Galileo probe. Curtis Peebles takes a look at these interesting bodies. 342 - Book Notices. 344 - UARS: KEEPING WATCH ON THE OZONE LAYER The Space Shuttle Discovery is scheduled to launch the ...

... for launch on September 12, would deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) 350 miles above Earth. The UARS is to study humankind's effect on the planet's atmosphere and its ...

... Planet Earth program and was to place into orbit the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS). The UARS was to carry 10 scientific instruments, of which four would study the ozone layer. (AP ...

NASA announced that early results from its Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) confirmed the link between the presence of chlorine monoxide and the depletion of ozone in Earth's upper atmosphere. The UARS was launched by Space Shuttle Discovery on September 12, 1991. (NASA Release 91-199) The ...

... of one of 10 instruments on the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS), launched by Discovery on September 15, said the UARS discovered surprisingly violent, continent-size 200-mile-per-hour windstorms in ...

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