American solar satellite. One launch, 1998.04.02. TRACE, carried a 30-cm extreme ultraviolet imaging telescope for studies of the sun. Lockheed was the lead contractor while the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory made the telescope mirrors.
TRACE had a field of view of 8.5 arcmin and a resolution of 1 arcsecond. TRACE was placed in a sun-synchronous orbit, enabling it to make continuous observation of the sun.
First Launch: 1998.04.02.
Number: 1 .
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Associated Countries
See also
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Pegasus Privately-funded, air-launched winged light satellite launcher. More...
Associated Launch Vehicles
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Pegasus American air-launched orbital launch vehicle. Privately-funded, air-launched winged light satellite launcher. More...
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Pegasus XL American air-launched orbital launch vehicle. Uprated version of Pegasus air-launched winged light satellite launcher. 4 stage vehicle consisting of 1 x L-1011 + 1 x Pegasus XL stage 1 + 1 x Orion 50XL + 1 x Orion 38. More...
Associated Manufacturers and Agencies
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Lockheed American manufacturer of rockets, spacecraft, and rocket engines. Lockheed Martin, Sunnyvale, CA, USA. More...
Associated Programs
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Small Explorer A series of relatively low-cost satellites launched by NASA for solar and astronomical studies. More...
Bibliography
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McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page (launch records), Harvard University, 1997-present. Web Address when accessed: here.
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NASA Report, Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE): Exploring the Upper Regions of the Solar Atmosphere, Web Address when accessed: here.
Associated Launch Sites
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Point Arguello WADZ Air-launched rocket drop zone known to have been used for 28 launches from 1990 to 2007, reaching up to 4539 kilometers altitude. More...
TRACE Chronology
1998 April 2 - .
02:42 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Point Arguello WADZ.
Launch Pad: 36.0 N x 123.0 W.
Launch Platform: L-1011.
LV Family:
Pegasus.
Launch Vehicle:
Pegasus XL.
LV Configuration: Pegasus XL F21.
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Nation: USA. Agency: NASA Greenbelt. Program: Small Explorer. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar astronomy satellite. Spacecraft: TRACE. USAF Sat Cat: 25280 . COSPAR: 1998-020A. Apogee: 652 km (405 mi). Perigee: 602 km (374 mi). Inclination: 97.8000 deg. Period: 97.10 min. NASA's third Small Explorer, the Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE), was successfully launched by an Orbital Pegasus XL. The L-1011 carrier aircraft took off from Vandenberg and dropped the Pegasus over the Pacific Ocean. TRACE, a project led by Lockheed's solar physics group, carried a 30-cm extreme ultraviolet imaging telescope which will study the Sun. The telescope mirrors were made by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. TRACE had an 8.5 arcmin field of view and 1 arcsecond resolution.
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