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PACE Science Briefing
KSC, Florida Falcon 9 Block 5 | PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
PACE Science Briefing with the following agency participants:
- Kate Calvin, chief scientist and senior climate advisor
- Karen St. Germain, director, Earth Science Division
- Jeremy Werdell, PACE project scientist
- Andy Sayer, atmospheric scientist, Sciences and Exploration Directorate
- Erin Urquhart, program manager, Water Resources Application Area
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Falcon 9 Block 5 | PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem)
SpaceX | United States of AmericaCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Feb. 8, 2024, 6:33 a.m.
Status: Launch Successful
Mission:
PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) is a NASA Earth observation satellite mission. It will make global ocean color measurements to provide extended data records on ocean ecology and global biogeochemistry (e.g., carbon cycle) along with polarimetry measurements to provide extended data records on clouds and aerosols.
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