Deep Space Climate Observatory

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Earth observation satellite satellite space weather observatory spacecraft

The Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) is a NOAA and NASA satellite positioned at the Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point that continuously monitors solar wind conditions and provides real-time space weather and Earth observation data.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
DSCOVR	1
DSCOVR spacecraft	1
Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera	1
Plasma-Magnetometer (PlasMag)	1
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth observation satellite ⓘ satellite ⓘ space weather observatory ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ
abbreviation	Deep Space Climate Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DSCOVR
dataUser	Space Weather Prediction Center ⓘ surface form: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center Space Weather Prediction Center ⓘ
distanceFromEarth	approximately 1.5 million kilometers ⓘ
hostCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
instrument	EPIC camera ⓘ Deep Space Climate Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera Faraday Cup ⓘ Fluxgate Magnetometer ⓘ NISTAR ⓘ National Institute of Standards and Technology Advanced Radiometer ⓘ Deep Space Climate Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Plasma-Magnetometer (PlasMag)
launchContractor	SpaceX ⓘ
launchDate	2015-02-11 ⓘ
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Falcon 9 rocket ⓘ surface form: Falcon 9
locationInSpace	halo orbit around Sun–Earth L1 ⓘ
massAtLaunch	570 kilograms ⓘ
missionType	Earth observation ⓘ climate science ⓘ solar wind monitoring ⓘ space weather monitoring ⓘ
monitors	Earth’s climate-related parameters ⓘ solar wind conditions ⓘ space weather ⓘ
operator	NASA ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ surface form: NOAA NASA ⓘ surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
orbit	Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ
orbitsBody	Sun ⓘ
originalName	Triana ⓘ
originalSponsor	Albert Gore, Jr. ⓘ surface form: Al Gore
partnerAgency	NASA ⓘ
primaryAgency	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ surface form: NOAA
program	Space Weather Prediction Center ⓘ surface form: NOAA space weather program
provides	Earth radiation budget data ⓘ full-disk color images of Earth ⓘ interplanetary magnetic field measurements ⓘ real-time space weather data ⓘ solar wind density measurements ⓘ solar wind speed measurements ⓘ
purpose	monitor Earth’s radiation budget ⓘ provide continuous full-disk images of the sunlit side of Earth ⓘ provide real-time solar wind measurements for space weather forecasting ⓘ
renamed	Deep Space Climate Observatory self-link ⓘ
spacecraftBus	SMEX-Lite ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deep Space Climate Observatory → abbreviation → Deep Space Climate Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: DSCOVR

Deep Space Climate Observatory → instrument → Deep Space Climate Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plasma-Magnetometer (PlasMag)

Deep Space Climate Observatory → instrument → Deep Space Climate Observatory self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera

Joint Polar Satellite System → instrument → Deep Space Climate Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite

National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service → operates → Deep Space Climate Observatory ⓘ

Deep Space Climate Observatory → renamed → Deep Space Climate Observatory self-link ⓘ

Space Weather Prediction Center → usesDataFrom → Deep Space Climate Observatory ⓘ

this entity surface form: DSCOVR spacecraft