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Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem

NASA Earth-observing satellite. Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem was launched on February 8, 2024 aboard a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2024-025ANORAD 58928United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
PACE
Common name
Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem
International designator
2024-025A
NORAD catalog number
58928
GCAT identifier
S58928
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1200

Mission

Mission type
Earth science
Use
Civil government
Program
EOS
Owner
GSFC
Country
United States
Builder
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Platform (bus)
PACE

Launch

Date
February 8, 2024 · 06:33 UTC
Launch record
2024-025Success
Rocket
Falcon 9
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC40

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
673 km
Apogee
677 km
Inclination
98.07°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 8, 2024

Size

Mass
1,433 kg
Dry mass
1,198 kg
Length
1.5 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
3.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q25377815 (CC0).